Meaning in Life as A Mediator of Associations Between Self-Esteem and Psychological Adjustment Among Middle-Aged Women with Breast Cancer

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dc.authoridSoylu, Cem/0000-0002-6250-3450
dc.contributor.authorSoylu, Cem
dc.contributor.authorUcanok, Zehra
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-06T17:36:44Z
dc.date.available2025-01-06T17:36:44Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractA growing body of research has clearly demonstrated that meaning in life plays an important role in psychological adjustment in the face of highly stressful life events, such as a cancer diagnosis. This study primarily aims to explore the predictors of meaning in life and the mediating role of the two dimensions of meaning in life (presence of meaning, and search for meaning) on the association between self-esteem and psychological adjustment among middle-aged women diagnosed with breast cancer. In the present study, psychological well-being and psychological distress have been used as indicators of psychological adjustment. The sample consisted of 125 women aged between 40 - 65 (M-age = 52.34, SD = 6.83). Participants completed a battery of self-report questionnaires including the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Psychological Well-Being Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. The findings revealed a negative significant relationship between the presence of meaning and the search for meaning. Multiple regression analyses revealed that perceived social support, age, perceived income level, and time since diagnosis positively predicted the presence of meaning and explained 30% of the total variance. On the other hand, perceived social support, age, and the time since diagnosis negatively predicted the search for meaning and explained 34% of the total variance. Moreover, the findings of mediation analysis showed that the presence of meaning in life partially mediates the association between self-esteem and psychological adjustment. In other words, although the predictors of the meaning in life are similar for both dimensions, it was shown that the mediating role of the presence of meaning was stronger than the search for meaning in the relationship between self-esteem and psychological adjustment. Hence, it can be concluded that high self-esteem contributes positively to psychological adjustment by increasing the presence of meaning in the life of middle-aged female cancer patients.
dc.identifier.doi10.26650/SP2022-1057478
dc.identifier.endpage115
dc.identifier.issn1304-4680
dc.identifier.issn2602-2982
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.startpage93
dc.identifier.trdizinid1178891
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.26650/SP2022-1057478
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1178891
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/1987
dc.identifier.volume43
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001075080300004
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIstanbul Univ, Fac Letters, Dept Psychology
dc.relation.ispartofStudies in Psychology-Psikoloji Calismalari Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241211
dc.subjectBreast cancer
dc.subjectself-esteem
dc.subjectpsychological well-being
dc.subjectpsychological distress
dc.subjectmeaning in life
dc.subjectmiddle adulthood
dc.titleMeaning in Life as A Mediator of Associations Between Self-Esteem and Psychological Adjustment Among Middle-Aged Women with Breast Cancer
dc.typeArticle

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