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A Correlational Study among Perceived Stress, Anger Expression, and Depression in Cancer Patients*  

Lee Pyong-Sook (Korea University College of Nursing)
Sohn Jung-Nam (Department of Nursing, Hanseo University)
Lee, Yong-Mi (Korea University College of Nursing)
Park Eun-Young (Korea University College of Nursing)
Park Ji-Sun (Korea University College of Nursing)
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Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing / v.35, no.1, 2005 , pp. 195-205 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: This study was to identify the relationship between perceived stress, anger expression, and level of depression in cancer patients. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used. Data was collected by uestionnaires from 185 in- and out-patients who were diagnosed with cancer at 3 university hospitals and the National Cancer Center using Spielberger et al.’s Anger Expression Scale, Cohen, Kamarch & Mermelstein's Perceived Stress, and Derogatise's SCL-90. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression with SAS/PC. Result: The perceived stress in cancer patients indicated a significant positive correlation to anger-in(r=.288, p=.000), anger-out(r=.232, p=.001), and depression(r=.68, p=.000), but no significant correlation to anger-control. The anger-in of cancer patients showed a significant positive relationship to anger-out(r=.53, p=.000), and depression(r=.383, p=.000), but no significant correlation to anger-control. Anger-out showed a significantly negative correlation to anger-control (r=-.248, p=.001) and a positive correlation to depression (r=.240, p=.001). The most significant predictor which influenced depression in cancer patients was perceived stress, followed by anger-in and hobby, and these factors explained their depression with a variance of 54%. Conclusion: These results suggested that cancer patients with a high degree of perceived stress are likely to be high in anger-out and anger-in. Perceived stress and anger-in are major factors which affect depression in cancer patients.
Keywords
Stress; Anger; Depression; Cancer patient;
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