Social support to improve stress - Waxler-Morrison

Question 1

What was the aim of the Waxler-Morrison study?

Answer 1

To see how social relationships influence response to breast cancer survival

Question 2

What was the experimental method?

Answer 2

Quasi experiment

Question 3

Was was the experimental design and why?

Answer 3

Independent as women had existing social networks

Question 4

Who were the participants in Waxler-Morrisons study?

Answer 4

133 women under 55 years (pre-menopausal), diagnosed with breast cancer

Question 5

What did the self-administered questionnaires gather information on?

Answer 5

Participants demography, existing social networks, educational level, who they were responsible for and perception of support from others

Question 6

Participants were given a psychometric test of social network. What did this combine?

Answer 6

Marital status, support from friends, contact with friends and family and church membership

Question 7

How many aspects of social networks were significantly linked with survival?

Answer 7

Marital status, support from friends, contact with friends, total support, social network and employment

Question 8

What was concluded from this study?

Answer 8

The more social networks and support, the higher the survival rate of women with breast cancer

Question 9

What was still considered to be to main factor in survival?

Answer 9

Type of cancer