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| Category |
Psychiatry |
| Manuscript Type |
Observational Study |
| Article Title |
Relationship between body image and stigma among Chinese breast cancer patients: A chain mediation model
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Xiao-Hua He, Bo Zhou, Yang Liu, You-Wen Gong and Hong-Ling Zheng |
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Grant Number |
| Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China |
No. 2025JJ80414 |
| Health Research Project of Hunan Provincial Health Commission |
No. 20253681 |
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| Corresponding Author |
You-Wen Gong, MD, Professor, Department of Nursing, Changde Hospital, Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (The First People’s Hospital of Changde City), No. 818 Renmin Road, Changde 415000, Hunan Province, China. 1755144149@qq.com |
| Key Words |
Body image; Resilience; Social support; Stigma; Breast cancer; Chain mediation model |
| Core Tip |
Body image disturbance is a prominent psychosocial concern among individuals with breast cancer and is closely associated with increased perceptions of stigma in clinical settings. This study examined whether resilience and social support function as mediating mechanisms that link body image and stigma in a sample of Chinese patients with breast cancer. Given data from a cross-sectional survey, the findings highlighted the crucial roles played by resilience and perceived social support in alleviating the negative impacts of body image disturbances. These results provide valuable insights for developing targeted interventions to strengthen patients’ psychological resources, ultimately reducing stigma and improving their overall well-being. |
| Citation |
He XH, Zhou B, Liu Y, Gong YW, Zheng HL. Relationship between body image and stigma among Chinese breast cancer patients: A chain mediation model. World J Psychiatry 2026; In press |
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2025-10-24 12:44 |
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2026-02-02 03:01 |
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| ISSN |
2220-3206 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Copyright |
© The Author(s) 2026. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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| Publisher |
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| Website |
http://www.wjgnet.com |
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