Purpose Breast cancer treatment adverse effects result in one three survivors experiencing body image–related distress (BID) that negatively impacts on a woman’s ability to recover after and into survivorship. My Changed Body (MyCB) is Web-based psychological intervention alleviate BID improve appreciation of breast (BCSs) through single-session, self-compassion focused writing activity. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact MyCB BCSs. The moderating effect lymphedema status...

Abstract Objective Greater hope and self‐compassion have individually been associated with lower psychological distress in women breast cancer. Self‐compassion is also body image this population, yet it unknown whether has association. This study aimed to investigate the extent which accounts for cancer survivors alone, direct comparison self‐compassion. Method A total of 195 were recruited from Breast Cancer Network Australia completed a cross‐sectional online anonymous questionnaire...

Stress mindset theory suggests that positive stress beliefs lead to positive, rather than negative, outcomes when engaging with stressors. Similarly, the Transactional Model of predicts perceiving a stressor as challenging leads whereas negative perceptions threatening invoke outcomes. The aim this study was provide preliminary data examining nature relationship between and primary appraisals. It predicted about would be associated stressful situation more challenging, inversely related...

Levels of distress, which include stress, depression, and anxiety, are often heightened during the final year secondary school have been linked to major examinations that occur this time period. However, relatively little is known about how these symptoms change over course or what moderates symptom severity. Using a longitudinal survey design, we tracked student outcomes potential moderators (i.e., gender, test self-efficacy, connectedness with peers, family, perceived use fear appeals by...

Objective Resilience and self-compassion are related, yet distinct, constructs that have each been separately associated with psychological wellbeing. This study aimed to examine the relative contribution of these wellbeing simultaneously by investigating whether greater levels resilience were improved as represented optimism, life satisfaction, positive affect, lower negative affect distress.Method Participants (N = 168) in this online cross-sectional first completed a demographic survey....

Background Axillary reverse mapping (ARM) is a technique used to identify the lymphatics draining arm. The aim of this study was examine prevalence and predictors ARM node metastases in breast cancer patients undergoing an axillary lymph dissection (ALND). Methods A total 87 were enrolled study. Patent V Blue dye injected upper arm for localization. All had ALND with identified removed sent separately histologic analysis. Results Of 67 (77%) whom identified, 49 (73%) negative 18 (27%)...

Background: Abnormalities in the appearance of skin are commonly associated with compromised self-body perceptions, arising from physical manifestations condition that deviate individual's idealised body image. These image concerns a range psychological issues including anxiety, depression, fear negative evaluation, and suicidal ideation. Unfortunately, stigma embarrassment these mean rarely discussed clinical medical consultations. There is thus need for highly accessible acceptable...

Anxiety and depressive disorders are the most common mental illnesses worldwide, with individuals meeting criteria for more than one diagnosis. Most cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) approaches target only disorder at a time, resulting in need to treat comorbid diagnoses sequentially. Transdiagnostic CBT protocols have been developed that simultaneously principal disorders.

This qualitative study aimed to identify common stress beliefs. Undergraduate psychology students ( N = 35) completed semi-structured interviews discussing the sensations, causes, purpose, valence, consequences, control, and timeline of stress. Interviews were analysed via double-coded thematic analysis employing a latent, inductive, realist framework. Five themes (cognition, emotion, physical health, interpersonal relations, behaviour) 17 subthemes identified. Themes validated in Delphi...

Background: Cervical cancer vaccination is efficacious and widely available, yet uptake less than optimal, even in countries such as Australia that provide government-funded programmes. Effective communication strategies are needed for presenting Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine-related information a format enhances understanding about the vaccine, ultimately, of vaccine. Using Common Sense Model framework, we aimed to assess role illness coherence women's decisions undergo As secondary...

The evidence for the effect of therapeutic alliance in group cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) anxiety disorders is unclear. Identifying whether alliance-outcome relationship depends on (1) which components are assessed, (2) who measuring and (3) when measured will help to clarify role client-therapist therapy. present study explored effects component (agreement vs. bond), rater perspective (client therapist) timing (early late therapy) relationship. Individuals with an disorder enrolled...

Abstract Objectives Global pandemics, such as the current COVID‐19 pandemic, are predicted to increase in prevalence future. Transmission suppression techniques social distancing and stay‐at‐home restrictions have introduced an abundance of additional stressors while simultaneously reducing our capacity cope with stress, thus increasing collective burden pandemic. Numerous psychosocial factors been identified protect against distress difficult circumstances. However, it is unknown whether...