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  • Title: Men's psychological functioning in the context of women's breast cancer.
    Author: Baucom DH, Kirby JS, Pukay-Martin ND, Porter LS, Fredman SJ, Gremore TM, Keefe FJ, Atkins D.
    Journal: J Marital Fam Ther; 2012 Apr; 38(2):317-29. PubMed ID: 22512294.
    Abstract:
    Previous research indicates that men are affected when their female partners have breast cancer. However, little is known about what predicts men's psychological well-being in this context. The current investigation involved couples in which the woman had early stage breast cancer and explored the degree to which men's positive and negative well-being was related to women's well-being, women's physical symptoms, relationship functioning, and relationship duration. The findings indicate that all of these factors play a role and interact in predicting men's well-being. In particular, when women have a high level of physical symptoms, the typical associations between men's well-being with women's well-being and relationship adjustment no longer persist. Implications for working with couples addressing health problems are provided.
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