Interpretation Bias in Breast Cancer Survivors Experiencing Fear of Cancer Recurrence

Introduction: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a prevalent and persistent challenge that many cancer survivors endure. While the role of interpretation bias, a tendency to perceive ambiguous situations as threatening, has been established in the onset and maintenance of FCR, few studies have exami...

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Autores principales:	Malwina Tuman, Kailey E. Roberts, Geoffrey Corner, Courtney Beard, Carol Fadalla, Taylor Coats, Elizabeth Slivjak, Elizabeth Schofield, Wendy G. Lichtenthal
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	fear of cancer recurrence interpretation bias somatic symptoms breast cancer survivors mediation Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:94f5d7a3c8704eabb4230972398b91012021-11-18T04:57:20ZInterpretation Bias in Breast Cancer Survivors Experiencing Fear of Cancer Recurrence1664-107810.3389/fpsyg.2021.682174https://doaj.org/article/94f5d7a3c8704eabb4230972398b91012021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.682174/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078Introduction: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a prevalent and persistent challenge that many cancer survivors endure. While the role of interpretation bias, a tendency to perceive ambiguous situations as threatening, has been established in the onset and maintenance of FCR, few studies have examined cancer-related interpretation bias specifically. Grounded in the cognitive formulation of FCR, the current study aimed to fill this gap by investigating the relationship between cancer-related interpretation bias, FCR, and somatic symptoms, and examining whether bias mediates the relationship between somatic symptoms and FCR.Materials and Methods: This study used baseline data from a randomized controlled trial of a cognitive bias modification intervention. Breast cancer survivors (n = 110) provided demographic and medical background information as well as self-report measures of FCR and severity of somatic symptoms. A computer-based assessment of interpretation bias was used to measure cancer-related interpretation bias on several bias indices: percentage of cancer-related threat endorsement, and percentage of benign endorsement; mean reaction time (RT) for threat, and mean RT for benign endorsement.Results: Higher threat endorsement was linked to higher Overall Fear and emerged as a mediator of the relationship between overall somatic symptoms and Overall Fear. We also found that older age was related to longer benign endorsement RT.Conclusion: This study contributes understanding of factors related to cancer-related interpretation bias and provides evidence that bias may influence the relationship between somatic symptoms and FCR in cancer survivors.Malwina TumanKailey E. RobertsGeoffrey CornerCourtney BeardCourtney BeardCarol FadallaTaylor CoatsElizabeth SlivjakElizabeth SchofieldWendy G. LichtenthalFrontiers Media S.A.articlefear of cancer recurrenceinterpretation biassomatic symptomsbreast cancer survivorsmediationPsychologyBF1-990ENFrontiers in Psychology, Vol 12 (2021)
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spellingShingle	fear of cancer recurrence interpretation bias somatic symptoms breast cancer survivors mediation Psychology BF1-990 Malwina Tuman Kailey E. Roberts Geoffrey Corner Courtney Beard Courtney Beard Carol Fadalla Taylor Coats Elizabeth Slivjak Elizabeth Schofield Wendy G. Lichtenthal Interpretation Bias in Breast Cancer Survivors Experiencing Fear of Cancer Recurrence
description	Introduction: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a prevalent and persistent challenge that many cancer survivors endure. While the role of interpretation bias, a tendency to perceive ambiguous situations as threatening, has been established in the onset and maintenance of FCR, few studies have examined cancer-related interpretation bias specifically. Grounded in the cognitive formulation of FCR, the current study aimed to fill this gap by investigating the relationship between cancer-related interpretation bias, FCR, and somatic symptoms, and examining whether bias mediates the relationship between somatic symptoms and FCR.Materials and Methods: This study used baseline data from a randomized controlled trial of a cognitive bias modification intervention. Breast cancer survivors (n = 110) provided demographic and medical background information as well as self-report measures of FCR and severity of somatic symptoms. A computer-based assessment of interpretation bias was used to measure cancer-related interpretation bias on several bias indices: percentage of cancer-related threat endorsement, and percentage of benign endorsement; mean reaction time (RT) for threat, and mean RT for benign endorsement.Results: Higher threat endorsement was linked to higher Overall Fear and emerged as a mediator of the relationship between overall somatic symptoms and Overall Fear. We also found that older age was related to longer benign endorsement RT.Conclusion: This study contributes understanding of factors related to cancer-related interpretation bias and provides evidence that bias may influence the relationship between somatic symptoms and FCR in cancer survivors.
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author	Malwina Tuman Kailey E. Roberts Geoffrey Corner Courtney Beard Courtney Beard Carol Fadalla Taylor Coats Elizabeth Slivjak Elizabeth Schofield Wendy G. Lichtenthal
author_facet	Malwina Tuman Kailey E. Roberts Geoffrey Corner Courtney Beard Courtney Beard Carol Fadalla Taylor Coats Elizabeth Slivjak Elizabeth Schofield Wendy G. Lichtenthal
author_sort	Malwina Tuman
title	Interpretation Bias in Breast Cancer Survivors Experiencing Fear of Cancer Recurrence
title_short	Interpretation Bias in Breast Cancer Survivors Experiencing Fear of Cancer Recurrence
title_full	Interpretation Bias in Breast Cancer Survivors Experiencing Fear of Cancer Recurrence
title_fullStr	Interpretation Bias in Breast Cancer Survivors Experiencing Fear of Cancer Recurrence
title_full_unstemmed	Interpretation Bias in Breast Cancer Survivors Experiencing Fear of Cancer Recurrence
title_sort	interpretation bias in breast cancer survivors experiencing fear of cancer recurrence
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/94f5d7a3c8704eabb4230972398b9101
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Interpretation Bias in Breast Cancer Survivors Experiencing Fear of Cancer Recurrence

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