Table 2.
Psychosocial Profile of the Full Sample of Cancer Survivors at Wave 2 Relative to the Comparison Group
| Cancer Survivors n = 398 |
Comparison Group n = 796 |
|
|---|---|---|
| M and SD | M and SD | |
| Mental health | ||
| Depression** | 0.90 (2.05) | 0.56 (1.67) |
| Anxiety* | 0.40 (1.12) | 0.27 (0.91) |
| Mood | ||
| Negative affect*** | 1.60 (0.67) | 1.46 (0.54) |
| Positive affect** | 3.37 (0.76) | 3.51 (0.67) |
| Psychological well-being | ||
| Environmental mastery* | 37.8 (7.9) | 38.9 (7.3) |
| Personal growth | 37.7 (7.4) | 38.4 (6.8) |
| Positive relations with others** | 40.5 (7.2) | 41.6 (6.6) |
| Self-acceptance*** | 37.0 (8.8) | 38.9 (7.9) |
| Social well-being | ||
| Meaningfulness of society | 8.9 (3.1) | 8.7 (3.2) |
| Social integration | 14.8 (4.2) | 15.1 (4.0) |
| Social contribution | 15.2 (3.8) | 15.3 (3.9) |
| Social actualization | 12.4 (4.0) | 12.3 (4.0) |
| Spirituality/Religiosity | ||
| Religious identification | 20.6 (5.3) | 20.6 (5.1) |
| Spirituality | 6.7 (1.5) | 6.6 (1.5) |
| Private religious practices | 10.7 (4.4) | 10.4 (4.3) |
| Daily spiritual experiences | 16.4 (3.0) | 16.4 (3.0) |
*
Cancer survivors differ from the comparison group at p < .05.
**
p < .01
***
p < .001