Body image and its relationship to marital adjustment for a sample of married women after mastectomy
Vol 9, Issue 5, 2024, Article identifier:
VIEWS - 618 (Abstract) 316 (PDF)
Abstract
Women’s suffering after mastectomy presents physical and psychological challenges that require strength and resilience. Women who undergo breast removal, whether for breast cancer or other reasons, experience painful physical effects and changes in self-image. They face physical healing challenges, such as pain and swelling, but the psychological aspect is even more challenging. The study aimed to identify the relationship between body image and marital adjustment for a sample of married women with breast mastectomy. The study sample consisted of 130 married women with breast mastectomy and ranged between 28 and 60 years old. The researcher used two scales, one for body image and the other for marital adjustment. After assuring their psychometric properties, they were applied to the study sample. The results showed a statistically significant positive correlation between body image and marital adjustment. Furthermore, the results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the arithmetic means of body image and martial adjustment in favor of married women with breast mastectomy two years ago. In light of the results reached, the study recommended several recommendations, perhaps the most prominent of which are to work on breast self-examination since early detection of breast cancer doubles the chances of recovery. Supporting the psychological needs of mastectomies, such as the need for security, love, and self-esteem, and establishing psychological counseling centers in various parts of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to provide all psychological counseling and guidance services for mastectomies.
Keywords
Full Text:
PDFReferences
1. Telli S, Gurkan A. Examination of Sexual Quality of Life and Dyadic Adjustment among Women with Mastectomy. European Journal of Breast Health. 2020, 16(1): 48-54. doi: 10.5152/ejbh.2019.4969.
2. Givi H, Setayesh S. Relationship between Sexual Satisfaction and Body Image and Attachment Styles with Marital Satisfaction. Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy. 2018, 1-8.
3. Peters MA, Phelps L. Body image dissatisfaction and distortion, steroid use, and sex differences in college age bodybuilders. Psychology in the Schools. 2001, 38(3): 283-289. doi: 10.1002/pits.1018.
4. Cash T, Malikkula C,Yamamiy Y. Body image sexual self-sxhemas, and sexual functioning among college women and men. Electron. Journal of Human Sexuality, 2018. 7.
5. Allen K, Unwing M. Body image development and its related factors. Journal of Psychology of Women Quarterly. 218, (34).
6. Stacy A. Amount of influence-selected groups have on the perceived body image of fifth graders (Unpublished Master’s thesis). University of Wisconsin stout Menomonie. 2019.
7. National Breast Cancer Centre. Clinical practice guide lines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer, Endorsed April, NHMRC. 2015, p. 16.
8. Morris T. Psychological adjustment to mastectomy. Cancer Treatment Reviews. 1979, 6(1): 41-61. doi: 10.1016/s0305-7372(79)80058-4.
9. Brezden CB, Phillips KA, Abdolell M, et al. Cognitive Function in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Adjuvant Chemotherapy. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2000, 18(14): 2695-2701. doi: 10.1200/jco.2000.18.14.2695.
10. Brett J, Boulton M, Fenlon D, et al. Adjuvant endocrine therapy after breast cancer: a qualitative study of factors associated with adherence. Patient Preference and Adherence. 2018, Volume 12: 291-300. doi: 10.2147/ppa.s145784.
11. Chuang LY, Hsu YY, Yin SY, et al. Staring at My Body. Cancer Nursing. 2018, 41(3): E56-E61. doi: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000507.
12. Kowalczyk R, Nowosielski K, Cedrych I, et al. Factors Affecting Sexual Function and Body Image of Early-Stage Breast Cancer Survivors in Poland: A Short-Term Observation. Clinical Breast Cancer. 2019, 19(1): e30-e39. doi: 10.1016/j.clbc.2018.09.006.
13. Lee H, Yoon HG. Body change stress, sexual function, and marital intimacy in korean patients with breast cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy: A cross-sectional study. Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2023, 10(5): 100228. doi: 10.1016/j.apjon.2023.100228.
14. Erturhan Turk K, Yilmaz M. The Effect on Quality of Life and Body Image of Mastectomy Among Breast Cancer Survivors. European Journal of Breast Health. Published online September 27, 2018: 205-210. doi: 10.5152/ejbh.2018.3875.
15. Brandão T, Pedro J, Nunes N, et al. Marital adjustment in the context of female breast cancer: A systematic review. Psycho-Oncology. 2017, 26(12): 2019-2029. doi: 10.1002/pon.4432.
16. Ibrar M, Peddie N, Agnew S, et al. Breast Cancer Survivors’ Lived Experience of Adjuvant Hormone Therapy: A Thematic Analysis of Medication Side Effects and Their Impact on Adherence. Frontiers in Psychology. 2022, 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.861198.
17. Bal , N .& Robbins , O . Five-factor personality and marital adjustment, Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ,2017, 27(3), Pp.309-317 .
18. Ganesh S, Lye MS, Lau FN. Quality of Life among Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2016, 17(4): 1677-1684. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2016.17.4.1677
19. Fleming L, Agnew S, Peddie N, et al. The impact of medication side effects on adherence and persistence to hormone therapy in breast cancer survivors: A quantitative systematic review. The Breast. 2022, 64: 63-84. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2022.04.010.
20. Eraso Y, Moon Z, Steinberga I. Patients’ Experience of Medication Brand Changes during Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer—an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Healthcare. 2022, 10(12): 2558. doi: 10.3390/healthcare10122558.
21. Clancy C, Lynch J, OConnor P, et al. Breast cancer patients’ experiences of adherence and persistence to oral endocrine therapy: A qualitative evidence synthesis. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2020, 44: 101706. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2019.101706.
22. Leniwati D, Sukoharsono EG, Prihatiningtias YW, et al. The Sufficient Sense: The Value on the Concept of Income Based on Neuro-Psychological-Spiritual Methodology. Proceedings of the 23rd Asian Forum of Business Education (AFBE 2019). Published online 2020. doi: 10.2991/aebmr.k.200606.052.
23. Vasconcelos AF. Workplace spirituality: empirical evidence revisited. Management Research Review. 2018, 41(7): 789-821. doi: 10.1108/mrr-07-2017-0232.
24. Toledo G, Ochoa CY, Farias AJ. Exploring the role of social support and adjuvant endocrine therapy use among breast cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2019, 28(1): 271-278. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04814-0.
25. Figueiredo M. Breast cancer treatment in older women dose getting, what you improve your long term body image and mental health. Journal of Clinic. 2019, p. 4200-4009.
26. Qashqash, Z.Body image and marital compatibility among breast cancer patients, Journal of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, 2018, (8), pp. 275-280.
27. Chung M, Ku NP, Wu SC, et al. Factors related to post treatment marital adjustment in women with breast cancer article in Chinese. 2018, 9(2): 137-146.
28. Queiroz, S. A., de Sousa, I. M., de Melo Silva, F. R., de Oliveira Lyra, C., & Fayh, P. T. (2018). Nutritional and environmental risk factors for breast cancer: a case-control study. Scientia Medica, 2018, 28(2), 2.
29. Laus MF, Almeida SS, Klos LA. Body image and the role of romantic relationships. Kong F, ed. Cogent Psychology. 2018, 5(1): 1496986. doi: 10.1080/23311908.2018.1496986.
30. Aydin A, Kumcagiz H. Marital adjustment and loneliness status of women with mastectomy and husbands reaction. Asian Pacific, Journal of Cancer prevention. 2017, (12): 453-459.
31. Steginga S, Occhipinti S, Wilson K, Dunn J. Domains of distress: the experience of breast cancer in Australia. US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health. 2016, 25(6): 1063–1670.
32. Diane LB, Joni AM. The effects of social demand on breast, self-examination self-report. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2014, 13(2): 194-201.
33. Roudsari R, Dehkordi A. The relationship between body image and marital adjustment in infertile women. Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Infertility. 2014, 14(6): 9-19.
34. Aljundi ,N. and Dasouqi, D. Marital Future Anxiety (MFA) and its Relation to Self-esteem Among a Sample of University Students , The Jordanian Journal of Educational Sciences,2017. 13(2), 250-239.
35. Alayi Z, AhmadiGatab T, Khamen ABZ. Relation Between Communication Skills and Marital-Adaptability Among University Students. Procedia—Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2011, 30: 1959-1963. doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.10.380.
36. Ortese P, Tor-Anyiin SA. Effects Of Emotional Intelligence On Marital Adjustment Of Couples In Nigeria. IFE PsychologIA. 2008, 16(2). doi: 10.4314/ifep.v16i2.23804.
37. Khalifa AL. The relationship between emotional intelligence and marital adjustment in a sample of Egyptian husbands and wives, Center for research and psychological studies. Faculty of literature. Cairo University. 2008.
38. Ali HMZ. Psychological exhaustion and its relationship to marital adjustment and some demographic variables in a sample of teachers of special categories in Minya governorate. Journal of the Faculty of Education. Minya University, 2008, Volume 3.
39. Al-Sabban, A. Marital adjustment in the light of some personality traits of a sample of Saudi wives in Makkah. The fourteenth annual conference of the psychological counseling center . Ain Shams University, 2007.
40. Mohammadi-Zarghan S, Ahmadi K. Marital Adjustment, Sexual Function, and Body Image after Hysterectomy. Shiraz E-Medical Journal. 2021, 22(9). doi: 10.5812/semj.107565.
41. Khalil MMB. Parental treatment methods, neurotic anxiety and their relationship with aggressive behavior in spouses. Indicative study. Journal of the Faculty of Education. Zagazig University. 2004. 12 (5), 12-25.
42. Holanda M, Reis M, Silva C, et al. Body Image of Women Submitted to Breast Cancer Treatment, Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2018, 19(6): 1487-1493.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54517/esp.v9i5.2193
(618 Abstract Views, 316 PDF Downloads)
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
Copyright (c) 2024 Hussein Tarawneh, Haya Hussien Tarawneh, Mo’en Salman Alnasraween, Sami AlKhatatneh
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/