The Impact of Social Support on the Psychological Hardiness of Patients with Cancer

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  • د. عماد عبد اللطيف حسين اشتية جامعة القدس المفتوحة

Keywords:

social support, psychological hardiness, cancer patients

Abstract

The study aimed to determine the impact of social support dimensions on the psychological hardiness of patients with cancer from the point of view of the patients. Therefore, associated descriptive method  was adopted. Two measureswere applied: the first is to measure the level of social support, and the second is to measure the level of psychological hardiness on a sample of 60 cancer patients who are treated in hospitals in Nablus and were chosen in a simple random way. After data collection and analysis, the results showed that the level of social support received by cancer patients was very high, while the level of feeling of psychological hardiness was at medium level. A positive linear relationship was found between the level of social support and psychological hardiness in cancer patients. There was also a statistically significant effect of the dimensions of social support in terms of commitment and challenge among cancer patients and the absence of an impact of the dimensions of social support in the control dimension as one of the dimensions of psychological hardiness

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د. عماد عبد اللطيف حسين اشتية, جامعة القدس المفتوحة

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Published

2018-12-09

How to Cite

اشتية د. ع. ع. ا. ح. (2018). The Impact of Social Support on the Psychological Hardiness of Patients with Cancer. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies, 1(46). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/jrresstudy/article/view/2294

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 46 (2018): مجلة جامعة القدس المفتوحة للبحوث الإنسانية والاجتماعية

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