The Relationship of Health Locus of Control and Psychological Distress in Lung Cancer Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Anagnosti, F., Hardavella, G., Lekka, D., Darahani, D., Anthouli-Anagnostopoulou, F., Papagiorgis, P., Chaniotis, D., Κarakasidou, I., & Thalassinos, N. (2023). The relationship of health locus of control and psychological distress in lung cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology, 14(2). doi: 10.4236/psych.2023.142012
This article examined patients who faced the stressors of being treated for lung cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic, and found that during this particularly stressful time, external locus of control was associated with psychological distress and behaviors which negatively affect lung cancer patients’ adjustment to their disease and quality of life.