TY - JOUR
T1 - The relationship between breast cancer anxiety and mammography
T2 - Experiential avoidance as a moderator
AU - Miller, Sarah J.
AU - O'hea, Erin L.
AU - Lerner, Jennifer Block
AU - Moon, Simon
AU - Foran-Tuller, Kelly A.
PY - 2011/10/1
Y1 - 2011/10/1
N2 - Although mammography can aid in the early detection and prevention of breast cancer, many women do not receive annual mammograms. It remains unclear whether anxiety about breast cancer inhibits or promotes mammography rates. The way in which women regulate their anxiety (ie, level of experiential avoidance) may play a role in predicting mammography adherence. A community sample of women (N = 84) completed a questionnaire which assessed mammography rates, experiential avoidance, and breast cancer anxiety. The results suggest that, while controlling for breast cancer anxiety, experiential avoidance (β =.31, p <.01) significantly predicted mammography rates. When examining experiential avoidance as a moderator, a multiple regression analysis approached significance (R 2Δ =.04, p =.07), suggesting that a woman's level of experiential avoidance influences the relationship between anxiety and mammography. These findings will help enable health care practitioners to better identify women at risk of non-adherence to mammography recommendations.
AB - Although mammography can aid in the early detection and prevention of breast cancer, many women do not receive annual mammograms. It remains unclear whether anxiety about breast cancer inhibits or promotes mammography rates. The way in which women regulate their anxiety (ie, level of experiential avoidance) may play a role in predicting mammography adherence. A community sample of women (N = 84) completed a questionnaire which assessed mammography rates, experiential avoidance, and breast cancer anxiety. The results suggest that, while controlling for breast cancer anxiety, experiential avoidance (β =.31, p <.01) significantly predicted mammography rates. When examining experiential avoidance as a moderator, a multiple regression analysis approached significance (R 2Δ =.04, p =.07), suggesting that a woman's level of experiential avoidance influences the relationship between anxiety and mammography. These findings will help enable health care practitioners to better identify women at risk of non-adherence to mammography recommendations.
KW - anxiety
KW - breast cancer
KW - experiential avoidance
KW - mammography
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84863418952&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/08964289.2011.614291
DO - 10.1080/08964289.2011.614291
M3 - Article
C2 - 22168327
AN - SCOPUS:84863418952
SN - 0896-4289
VL - 37
SP - 113
EP - 118
JO - Behavioral Medicine
JF - Behavioral Medicine
IS - 4
ER -