Table 3.
Adjusted Associations Between Breast Cancer Survivors' Characteristics and Resilience (n = 539)
| Variable | Beta (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Intercept | 62.21 (52.54–71.88) | |
| Interaction sexual orientation by employmenta | ||
| SMW vs. HSW among not employed | −1.53 (−4.09 to 1.03) | 0.24 |
| SMW vs. HSW among currently employed | 0.81 (−0.86 to 2.49) | 0.34 |
| Not employed vs. currently employed among HSW | −1.17 (−3.03 to 0.68) | 0.22 |
| Not employed vs. currently employed among SMW | −3.52 (−5.75 to −1.28) | 0.002 |
| Social support (per point increase on the ISEL-SF Scale score) | 0.87 (0.56 to 1.19) | <0.0001 |
| Ever sought mental health counseling before breast cancer diagnosis (vs. did not) | −2.50 (−3.83 to −1.18) | 0.0004 |
| Anxious preoccupation (per point increase on the Mini-MAC subscale) | −0.46 (−0.60 to −0.32) | <0.0001 |
| Fighting spirit combined with helplessness/hopelessness (per point increase on the Mini-MAC subscale) | 0.30 (0.13 to 0.47) | 0.002 |
| Fatalism (per point increase on the Mini-MAC subscale) | 0.40 (0.14 to 0.65) | 0.003 |
Matched analysis (R2 = 0.31); reduced sample size (from n = 540) due to missing data on one or more variables.
a
Sexual orientation by employment interaction term: p = 0.13.