G543 - Managing Stress - Waxler-morrison

Question 1

What type of experiment was it? With who?

Answer 1

Quasi experiment with people who were diagnosed with breast cancer

Question 2

What type of design was it?

Answer 2

Independent measures

Question 3

How many women were studied? Under what age?

Answer 3

133 under the age of 55 years (pre-menopausal)

Question 4

Patients were mailed self-administered questionnaires to gather info on what 6 things?

Answer 4

• demography
• existing social networks
• education level
• responsibility
• contact with friends and family
• perception do support from others

Question 5

What test was given to measure social networks? Which combined what

Answer 5

Psychometric tests which combined marital status, contact with friends and family and church membership

Question 6

What were details of their diagnosis extracted from?

Answer 6

Medical records between 1980-81

Question 7

What were survival and recurrence rates checked in?

Answer 7

Their medical records in January 1985

Question 8

What six aspects of social network were significantly linked with survival?

Answer 8

• marital status
• support from friends
• contact with others
• total support
• social networks
• employment

Question 9

What was the conclusion?

Answer 9

The more social networks and support, the higher the survival rate of women with breast cancer, although type of breast cancer was still a main factor in survival

Question 10

What did they aim to see?

Answer 10

How social relationships influence response to breast cancer treatment