Jyoti Srivastava
Research Scholar, Dept. Of Surgical Oncology, Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU
Title: Perceived Social Support, Psychological Resilience and Gender Differences among Cancer Survivors
Biography
Biography: Jyoti Srivastava
Abstract
Resilience and Perceived Social Support (PSS) as psychological constructs in the recovery from cancer have been studied widely. They are important predictors giving insight into how different individuals deal with stressful situations in life. Studies have reported that different gender addresses the variables differently. This study aims to find out how well PSS predicts the Psychological Resilience of cancer survivors. 120 cancer survivors, age range 30-65 years were tested with Social Support Questionnaire and Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (Indian adaptation). The result indicated a significant positive relationship between PSS and Psychological Resilience in cancer patients. In addition, PSS from family played a more important role for effective coping. It was found that PSS from the females differed significantly from males through analysis of ‘t’ test. Significant gender differences for cancer survivors’ psychological resilience to fight against their disease was found whereby females were generally better resilient as compared to males.