مستوى الضغوط النفسية كما تدركها المصابة بسرطان الثدي وأساليب مواجهتها بدلالة تقدير الذات كمتغير وسيط (في الجزائر)

Sada Talbi; Farida Boulesnene

doi:10.35516/hum.v52i5.5291

Authors

Sada Talbi Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of M'sila, Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6218-4525
Farida Boulesnene Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Arts And Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University. Amman https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4855-9310

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v52i5.5291

Keywords:

Psychological stress, methods of coping with psychological stress, self-esteem, breast cancer.

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological stress as perceived by breast cancer patients and their coping strategies, with self-esteem as an intervening variable.

Methods: The sample consisted of 47 breast cancer patients. The Perceived Stress Scale designed by Levenstein (1993), the Psychological Stress Coping Scale by Paulhan, and Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (1965) were used. For statistical analysis, the R program and SMARTPLS software were utilized.

Results: The study found a statistically significant positive relationship between the level of psychological stress as perceived by breast cancer patients and the coping strategy of social support, with self-esteem as an intervening variable. There was also a statistically significant positive relationship between psychological stress as perceived by breast cancer patients and the coping strategy of avoidance with positive thinking, with self-esteem as an intervening variable. However, there was no statistically significant relationship between psychological stress as perceived by breast cancer patients and the strategies of problem-solving planning, positive re-evaluation, and self-blame, with self-esteem as an intervening variable.

Conclusions: The study concluded that despite the severity of breast cancer, the level of resistance to and coping with it varies among patients depending on their level of psychological stress, coping strategies, and self-perception.

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