Medical & Clinical Research

Author(s): Zhang Jia, Yang Liu, Ma Jinping, Li Hao

Aim: To study the interactions between breast hyperplasia and psychological stress and coping styles in women.
Methods: A total of 230 women were examined, and 130 subjects with breast hyperplasia and 100 subjects without breast hyperplasia were selected and administered the Adult Version of the Coping Methods Questionnaire and the Health Perceptions and Behaviors
Questionnaire.
Results: There was a significant positive correlation between breast hyperplasia and psychological stress scores in women (R=0.177, P<0.01), a significant negative correlation with positive coping style scores for coping methods (R=-0.153, P<0.05), and a significant negative correlation between psychological stress and positive coping style (R=-0.268, P<0.01). In the mediation effect test, it was found that women with breast enlargement not only acted directly on their psychological stress of health behaviors, but also indirectly through positive coping of coping styles.
Conclusion: The use of positive coping styles in patients suffering from breast enlargement is able to reduce their level of psychological stress.