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## Abstract __Objective__: Appearance investment can be considered an important factor in the explanation of individual differences in adjustment to breast cancer. This study aims to analyze the role of this variable on a set of adjustment outcomes, namely, quality of life (QOL), emotional adjustment (depression and anxiety) and fear of negative evaluations. The differential role of motivational salience facet of appearance investment (MS; the individual's efforts to be or feel attractive), conceptualized as a protective factor, and of self‐evaluative salience facet (SES; the importance an individual places on physical appearance for their definition of self‐worth), conceptualized as a vulnerability factor, is explored. __Methods__: This cross‐sectional study included 117 Portuguese breast cancer patients (mean age=52.47; SD=8.81), on average 2.32 months (SD=2.17) post‐diagnosis. Appearance investment was measured by the ASI‐R; QOL by the WHOQOL‐bref; emotional adjustment by the HADS; and fear of negative evaluations by the FNE (Portuguese versions). Several hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted for each outcome, using investment facets as a predictor variable. __Results
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- Author
- Helena Moreira; Sónia Silva; Maria Cristina Canavarro
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley; FASEB (ISSN 1057-9249)
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)