Belief in a just world and emotional intelligence in subjective well-being of cancer patients

Jesús López Megías; Yolanda Romero; Begoña Ojeda Ballesteros; Inmaculada Peña Jurado; Pilar Gutiérrez Pastor

Belief in a just world and emotional intelligence in subjective well-being of cancer patients

Jesús L. Megías ^[1] ; Yolanda Romero ^[2] ; Begoña Ojeda ^[3] ; Inmaculada Peña-Jurado ^[1] ; Pilar Gutiérrez-Pastor ^[2]
1. [1] Universidad de Granada
  
  Universidad de Granada
  
  Granada, España
2. [2] Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
  
  Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves
  
  Granada, España
3. [3] Universidad de Cádiz
  
  Universidad de Cádiz
  
  Cádiz, España
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Localización: The Spanish Journal of Psychology, ISSN 1138-7416, Nº 22, 2019, págs. 1-6
Idioma: inglés
DOI: 10.1017/sjp.2019.28
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- The study of coping strategies has provided valuable insights about the process of helping cancer patients adapt to their disease. However, new approaches must be explored to increase the knowledge of this adjustment. In this study, we will analyze the relationship between patients’ psychological well-being and quality of life and less well-studied constructs such as the belief in a just world (BJW) and emotional intelligence (EI). Sixty-eight cancer patients (35 men, 33 women; mean age 53.5 years; range: 20–86) were asked about their personal and general BJW, EI, Perception of Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Depression. Different multiple regression analyses showed that patients’ personal BJW negatively predicted their anxiety (p < .05) and a trend to a better quality of life. In addition, patients with high scores in the Mood Repair subfactor of EI showed better quality of life (p < .05), and those with higher Attention to Feelings exhibited more Anxiety (p < .01) and a trend to more Depression. These results underline the need to take into consideration new factors, such as BJW and EI, in clinical interventions for cancer patients.
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