Assessment of traits in experiment 3.

<p>Assessment of traits in experiment 3.</p

Do single people want to date a cancer survivor? A vignette study

<div><p>Objective</p><p>Qualitative studies indicated that cancer survivors may be worried about finding a partner in the future, but whether this concern is warranted is unknown. We examined single people´s interest in dating a cancer survivor, how they perceive survivors’ traits, and their preferences about the timing of disclosing a cancer history.</p><p>Methods</p><p>In three experimental vignette studies, dating website members (<i>n</i> = 324) and college students (<i>n</i> = 138 and <i>n</i> = 131) were randomly assigned to a vignette of a person with or without a history of cancer (experiment 1 & 2), or a cancer survivor beyond or during active follow-up (experiment 3). Respondents rated their interest in dating this fictive person, this person’s traits, and indicated their preferences about the timing of disclosure. ANOVAs with main and interaction effects of condition, gender, and relationship history were conducted, partial eta squared and Cohen’s <i>d</i> were used to estimate the magnitude of effects. Correlations were used to investigate relationships between interest in a date and assessment of traits.</p><p>Results</p><p>Cancer survivors’ traits were assessed more positively, but interest to date them did not differ from healthy vignettes for both men and women. However, widowed respondents were much less interested in a date with a cancer survivor, and women showed less interest in a cancer survivor during active follow-up relative to survivors beyond follow-up. Most respondents wanted to hear about the cancer diagnosis after a few dates, hardly anyone wanted to hear about this before the first date (2% - 5%).</p><p>Conclusion and implications for cancer survivors</p><p>Cancer survivors do not have to expect any more problems in finding a date than people without a cancer history, and can wait a few dates before disclosing. Survivors dating widowed people and survivors in active follow-up could expect more hesitant reactions and should disclose earlier.</p></div

Descriptive statistics of respondents in all experiments.

<p>Descriptive statistics of respondents in all experiments.</p

Interaction-effect of relationship status and living arrangement.

<p>Note. The y-axes display estimated mean values of (a) mental health and (b) role functioning adjusted for gender and age; * p = .04; ** p < .001.</p

Interest in dating in all experiments.

<p>Interest in dating in all experiments.</p

Results of the ANCOVAs for mental health and role functioning.

<p>Results of the ANCOVAs for mental health and role functioning.</p

Correlations between interest in a date and assessed traits.

<p>Correlations between interest in a date and assessed traits.</p

Selection and operationalization of chronic morbidity and its distribution across the sample.

<p>Selection and operationalization of chronic morbidity and its distribution across the sample.</p

sj-docx-1-hpq-10.1177_13591053231223838 – Supplemental material for The associations of dyadic coping strategies with caregiver’s willingness to care and burden: A weekly diary study

Supplemental material, sj-docx-1-hpq-10.1177_13591053231223838 for The associations of dyadic coping strategies with caregiver’s willingness to care and burden: A weekly diary study by Giulia Ferraris, Pierre Gérain, Mikołaj Zarzycki, Saif Elayan, Val Morrison, Robbert Sanderman and Mariët Hagedoorn in Journal of Health Psychology</p

sj-docx-3-hpq-10.1177_13591053231223838 – Supplemental material for The associations of dyadic coping strategies with caregiver’s willingness to care and burden: A weekly diary study

Supplemental material, sj-docx-3-hpq-10.1177_13591053231223838 for The associations of dyadic coping strategies with caregiver’s willingness to care and burden: A weekly diary study by Giulia Ferraris, Pierre Gérain, Mikołaj Zarzycki, Saif Elayan, Val Morrison, Robbert Sanderman and Mariët Hagedoorn in Journal of Health Psychology</p