| Publication | |
| Author(s) | Derogatis, L.R.; Abeloff, M.D.; Melisaratos, N. |
| Title | Psychological Coping Mechanisms and Survival Time in Metastatic Breast Cancer. |
| Source | JAMA, 1979, Vol. 242, 1504 - 1508 |
| Investigation | |
| Public | Cancer patients, followed 1 year, USA, 1976-1978 |
| Women with metastatic breast cancer | |
| 1976-1978 | |
| Survey name | Not available |
| Sample | Non-probability chunk sample |
| Respondents N = | 35 |
| Short-term survival group: N=13; Long-term survival group: N=22 | |
| Non Response | not reported |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| Self-report at T1, Assessment of vital status at T2 | |
| Happiness measure(s) used | |
| Full text | Selfreport on 40 items Lead sentence and items not reported Positive affect dimensions A Joy B Contentment C Vigor D affection Negative affect dimensions E Anxiety F Depression G Guilt H Hostility Rated 0 not at all 1 2 3 4 extremely Computation: Positive Affects Total (PTOT): A+B+C+D Negative Affects Total (NTOT): E+F+G+H Affects Balance Index (ABI) : PTOT-NTOT/20 Name: Derogatis Affects Balance Scale, short (DBAS) |
| Classification | A-Bde-c-mq-n-5-a |
| Author's label | Mood and affect |
| Page in publication | 1505 |
| Remarks | Long-term survivors: M=1,27, Short-term survivors: M=2,01 (p<.05) |
| Finding used in nation ranks | Yes |
| Author's label | Our subject description | |
| Survival | show | Longevity (assessed in follow up) |