Experienţa cancerului la vârsta adolescenţei şi starea subiectivã de bine
Rezumat: Prezentul studiu a urmãrit stabilirea influenţei unei schimbãri majore, cum este în cazul supravieþuirii cancerului şi al influenþei unei schimbãri minore, precum schimbarea dispoziţiei afective, asupra stãrii subiective de bine şi interacţiunea acestora. Totodatã s-a testat influenţa supravieţuirii cancerului asupra autoînşelãrii pozitive. La cercetare au participat 36 de adolescenţi supravieţuitori ai cancerului şi 38 de adolescenţi care nu au un istoric medical al cancerului. Acest cvasiexperiment a presupus, în ordine: mãsurarea nivelului autoînşelãrii pozitive, manipularea valenţei dispoziţiei şi mãsurarea nivelului stãrii subiective de bine a participanţilor. Rezultatele obţinute indicã faptul cã nivelul fericirii şi nivelul autoînşelãrii pozitive ale supravieţuitorilor nu diferã de cele ale participanþilor fãrã cancer. Dispoziţia afectivã influenţeazã doar parþial starea subiectivã de bine. Atunci când primesc stimuli pozitivi, supravieţuitorii cancerului sunt însã mai fericiţi decât cei care nu au un istoric medical al cancerului. Aceste rezultate pot fi explicate de cãtre teorii psihosociale precum: teoria evoluţionistã, teoria adaptãrii (Brickman şi Campbell, 1971), teoria economiei cognitive (Roth şi Frisby, 1992), teoria echilibrului dinamic (Headey şi Wearing, 1992).
Cuvinte-cheie: supravieţuire cancer, stare subiectivã de bine, autoînşelare pozitivã, dispoziţie afectivã
Teenagers Cancer Experience and the Subjective Well-being
Abstract: The present study sought to establish the influence of major changes, such as the cancer survival and the influence of minor changes, such as changing the emotional mood, on the subjective well-being, and their interaction. Also, was tested the influence of cancer survival on the self-deceptive enhacement. The research involved 36 adolescents survivors of cancer and 38 adolescents who have no medical history of cancer. This quasi-experiment involved, in order: the measurement of self-deceptive enhancement, the manipulation of mood valence and measurement of the subjective well being of participants. The results indicate that the happiness and the self-deceptive enhancement of survivors do not differ from those of non-cancer participants. The mood affects the subjective well-being, only partially. However, when they receive positive stimuli, cancer survivors are happier than those who have no medical history of cancer. These results can be explained by psychosocial theories such as evolutionary theory, the adaptation theory (Brickman and Campbell, 1971), the theory of cognitive economy (Roth and Frisby, 1992), the dynamic equilibrium theory (Headey and Wearing, 1992).
Keywords: cancer survival, subjective well-being, self-deceptive enhancement, affective mood state
L’expérience du cancer des adolescents et le bien-être subjectif
Résumé: Cette étude cherche à établir linfluence des changements majeurs, comme la survie au cancer et l’influence des changements mineurs, tels que le changement d’humeur affective, sur le bien-être subjectif, et leur interaction. Egalement, a été testé l’influence de la survie du cancer sur l’autoillusion positive. La recherche a impliqué 36 adolescents ayant survécu au cancer et 38 adolescents qui nont pas dantécédents médicaux du cancer. Cette quasi-expérimentation consiste en mesurer le niveau de l’autoillusion positive, manipuler le valence de l’humeur affective et mesurer les niveaux de bien-être subjectif des participants. Les résultats indiquent que le bonheur et l’autoillusion positive des survivants ne diffèrent pas de ces de participants non-cancéreux. L’humeur n’affecte que partiellement le bien-être subjectif. Mais, quand ils reçoivent des stimuli positifs, les survivants du cancer sont plus heureux que ceux qui nont pas dantécédents médicaux du cancer. Ces résultats peuvent être expliqués par les théories psychosociales, telles que la théorie évolutionniste, la théorie de l’adaptation (Brickman et Campbell, 1971) la théorie de l’économie cognitive (Roth et Frisby, 1992), théorie de l’équilibre dynamique (Headey et Wearing, 1992).
Mots-clés: survie au cancer, bien-être subjectif, l’autoillusion positive, humeur affective
