Attachment style, social support and finding meaning among spouses of colorectal cancer patients: Gender differences

Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon; Gil Goldzweig; Tal Sela-Oren; Noam Pizem; Gil Bar-Sela; Ido Wolf

doi:10.1017/s1478951513000242

Attachment style, social support and finding meaning among spouses of colorectal cancer patients: Gender differences

Ilanit Hasson-Ohayon, Gil Goldzweig, Tal Sela-Oren, Noam Pizem, Gil Bar-Sela, Ido Wolf

Bar-Ilan University, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Tel Aviv University

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Objectives: The current study explores the relationship between attachment styles, social support, gender and finding meaning in caregiving among spousal caregivers of colorectal cancer patients. Methods: Sixty caregivers (30 men and 30 women) were administered questionnaires assessing attachment styles, social support and finding meaning in caregiving, using a cross-sectional design. Results: For male caregivers avoidance attachment is associated with their finding meaning, whereas for female caregivers social support is associated with their finding meaning. Significance of results: Psychological interventions for caregivers should take into consideration gender differences and might benefit from addressing the process of finding meaning in caregiving.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	527-535
Number of pages	9
Journal	Palliative and Supportive Care
Volume	13
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/s1478951513000242
State	Published - Jun 2015

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Keywords

Attachment
Cancer
Caregiving
Meaning
Social support

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General Nursing
Clinical Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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