Authors : Zahra Namdaran, Abed Mahdavi, Masoud Sadeghi, Faranak Shirvani, Mohammad Ehsan Taghizadeh and Mohsen Mirzaagha
Abstract: The aim of this study was examining the relationship between meta-cognition belief and different strategies for coping with stress and marital conflicts in the women suffering from breast cancer. The statistical population of this study consist of the women suffering from breast cancer who are under treatment in Ayatollah Khansari hospital, Arak among which 76 patient were chosen by available sampling method, they have replied to the questions in the questionnaires of meta-cognition belief, coping strategies and marital conflicts. The methodology of this research was descriptive correlation. After correcting and scoring the obtained data by multi variable regression, they have been analyzed through SPSS software. The findings show that the meta-cognition belief consists of controllability, cognitional paradox, self-awareness paradox, need for controlling thoughts and positive belief, that in total account for 33.9% of coping strategies, namely, avoidance, problem oriented and emotional oriented which altogether explain about 30.6% of changes related to “marital conflicts” among women who are suffering from breast cancer.
Zahra Namdaran, Abed Mahdavi, Masoud Sadeghi, Faranak Shirvani, Mohammad Ehsan Taghizadeh and Mohsen Mirzaagha, 2016. The Relationship of Meta-Cognition Beliefs and Different Types of Copping with Stress with Marital Conflicts in the Women Suffering from Breast Cancer. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 10: 503-507.