Psychological flexibility, distress, and coping in ovarian cancer survivors
Psychological flexibility is associated with less distress in ovarian cancer survivors who present for psychological intervention, and this pathway is partially mediated by avoidant coping and cancer-related worry. Mindfulness techniques and coping skills training may ameliorate these effects and improve psychological functioning.
Authors
- Alyssa Noble
- Michael J. Goodheart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3498-8945)
- Bonnie A. McGregor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0531-9347)
- Rachel Telles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0327-8326)
- Alexis Hosch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2874-2340)
- Leslie Heron
- Sara E. Fleszar‐Pavlović (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4706-1690)
- Susan K. Lutgendorf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3793-5881)
- Matthew Schlumbrecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0257-7327)
- Sharaf Zia
- Kathryn P. Pennington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0959-4370)
- Megan Noonan
Institutions
- Gynecologic Oncology Group (US)
- University of Iowa (US)
- National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (US)
- Integrative Medicine Institute (US)
- Woman's Cancer Foundation (US)
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (US)
- Orion Corporation (United Kingdom) (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Psychosocial Oncology
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07347332.2025.2588632
- Primary Topic
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00