Pedictors of emotional well-being following a 'false positive' breast cancer screening result

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Abstract
Using a short-term longitudinal design. and consistent with a stress and coping perspective. this study examined the main and stress-buffering effects of social support and coping on emotional well-being following a 'false positive' breast cancer screening result. Immediately prior to obtaining results of follow-up assessment. 178 women completed measures of emotional well-being. stress appraisal. coping strategies and social support. Six weeks later. 85 women found to be cancer free completed a measure of well-being. Hierarchical regression analyses were used to examine thc effects of social support and coping on well-being after controlling for initial well-being and stress appraisal. Consistent with predictions. avoidant coping was associated with higher levels of emotional well-being and social support was found to have a stress buffering effect on well-being. Active-cognitive coping strategies had a stress-buffering effect on well-being. Findings suggest that social support and coping do influence emotional well-being following mall for follow-up assessment of a 'false positive' breast cancer screening result.