The effect of gender role stress on psychological distress in women with breast cancer after mastectomy
Sakine Yılmaz, Serap Açıkgöz, Osman Çağdaş Erdem · 2026
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Sakine Yılmaz and colleagues examined how stressful gender expectations relate to mental distress in women treated for breast cancer in Türkiye. Their study appeared in Supportive Care in Cancer in 2026. It surveyed 264 women who attended a state hospital's surgical oncology clinic after mastectomy. Because the breast is tied to feminine identity and body image, the team expected the stress of gender expectations to weigh on mental health after surgery.
Both gender role stress and distress ran high in this group. Women with university degrees, those in nuclear families, and those whose husbands held degrees reported especially high levels of both. Surprisingly, gender role stress itself was not significantly linked to distress in the analysis. The authors still urge nurses to assess both together, along with coping strategies, when caring for women after mastectomy. The findings show distress after this surgery has social roots, not only medical ones.
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| CREATOR | Sakine Yılmaz, Serap Açıkgöz, Osman Çağdaş Erdem |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |