measures included a structured interview, medical variables such as stage of breast cancer were found using their medical charts, optimism was measured by the Life Orientation Test (LOT), monitoring using the Miller Behavioral Style Scale (MBSS), stress response symptoms using the Impact of Event Scale (IES), coping was assessed by the Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI), and emotional distress was measured by the symptom checklist-90-revised scale. The purpose of the study was to examine the process…
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