Emotional Suppression and Breast Cancervalidation Research on the Spanish Adaptation of the Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CECS)

  1. Durá Ferrandis, Estrella 1
  2. Andreu Vaillo, Yolanda 1
  3. Galdón Garrido, María José 1
  4. Ibáñez Guerra, Elena 1
  5. Pérez Rodríguez, Sandra 1
  6. Ferrando García, Maite 1
  7. Murgui Pérez, Sergio 1
  8. Martínez López, Paula 1
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

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Revista:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Ano de publicación: 2010

Volume: 13

Número: 1

Páxinas: 406-417

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.1017/S1138741600003966 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

Outras publicacións en: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

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Resumo

La supresión emocional ha jugado un papel importante en la investigación de los factores psicosociales relacionados con el cáncer. Se ha discutido que es un importante factor psicológico que predice un peor ajuste psicosocial en las personas que sufren cáncer y que puede mediar los resultados médicos. El instrumento de referencia en la investigación acerca de la supresión emocional es el Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CECS). El presente estudio analiza la validez de constructo de una nueva adaptación española del CECS en una muestra de 175 pacientes con cáncer de mama. Los resultados confirman la estructura propuesta por Watson y Greer para el instrumento, compuesta de tres subescalas que evalúan distintas dimensiones no independientes, del control emocional. La presente versión española del CECS mostró una elevada consistencia interna de cada una de las subescalas y de la puntuación total. Además la supresión emocional predice el distrés clínico significativo, según criterios de Derogatis (BSI-18). En resumen, nuestros resultados respaldan la fiabilidad, validez y utilidad de la adaptación española del CECS en contextos clínicos y de investigación.

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This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology. Correspondence concerning this article should be adressed to Maite Ferrando. Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos. Facultad de Psicología. Universidad de Valencia. Avda Blasco Ibañez, 21. 46010 Valencia. (Spain). Phone: +34-963864389. Fax: +34-963864669. E-mail: teresa.ferrando@uv.es

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