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Emotional suppression and breast cancer: validation research on the Spanish Adaptation of the Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CECS).
Paula MartínezSergio MurguiYolanda AndreuSandra PérezEstrella DuráMaite FerrandoMaría José GaldónElena Ibáñezsubject
AdultCross-Cultural ComparisonLinguistics and LanguagePsychometricsPersonality InventoryPsychometricsEmotionsRepression PsychologyBreast NeoplasmsTest validityAnxietyLanguage and LinguisticsDevelopmental psychologyStress Disorders Post-TraumaticBreast cancerAdaptation PsychologicalmedicineHumansLongitudinal StudiesGeneral PsychologyInternal-External ControlAgedNeoplasm StagingDepressionPsychosomaticsConstruct validityReproducibility of ResultsMiddle AgedTranslatingmedicine.diseaseCross-cultural studiesPsychophysiologic DisordersCarcinoma DuctalDistressSpaincardiovascular systemPsychologyPsychosocialdescription
Emotional suppression has played an important role in the research on psychosocial factors related to cancer. It has been argued to be an important psychological factor predicting worse psychosocial adjustment in people with cancer and it may mediate health outcomes. The reference instrument in the research on emotional suppression is the Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CECS). The present study analysed construct validity of a new Spanish adaptation of the CECS in a sample of 175 breast cancer patients. The results confirmed the proposal by Watson and Greer claiming that the CECS is composed of three subscales that measure different dimensions, but not independent, from emotional control. The present Spanish version of the CECS showed high internal consistency in each subscale as well as the total score. According to Derogatis (BSI-18) criteria, emotional suppression predicts clinically significant distress. In short, our results support the reliability, validity and utility of this Spanish adaptation of the CECS in clinical and research settings.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-05-01 | The Spanish journal of psychology |