Affiliation:
1. Tilburg University >Department of Communication and Cognition At the time of conducting this study, Nadine Bol was affiliated with the Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR, University of Amsterdam Tilburg The Netherlands
2. George Mason University Department of Communication Fairfax The United States
3. University of Amsterdam Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR Amsterdam The Netherlands
Abstract
Abstract
This study examined cancer patients’ (N = 355, 65.4 % female, Mage
= 54.35, SDage
= 11.25) perceived emotional and informational support from a variety of interpersonal and media sources. We recruited patients from cancer patient association websites and online cancer forums and asked them to report to what extent they received support from interpersonal and media sources. Patients rated professional sources (e. g., oncologists) and personal sources (e. g., family) as nearly equal sources of emotional support; however, professional sources were rated as significantly greater sources of informational support. Although family and oncologists were the most mentioned interpersonal sources of support, they were also the most mentioned disappointing sources. Of the media sources, online interaction sources (e. g., online support groups) were rated as nearly equivalent sources of emotional support as interpersonal sources. That patients perceived emotional support, not only informational support, from various media sources is promising since interpersonal sources can be disappointing to some patients.
Subject
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous),Communication
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