ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Intimacy after Cancer: The Intersection of Psychological Flexibility

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Other

  • Cecile Proctor
    University of New Brunswick
  • Lisa Best
    University of New Brunswick

Abstract

This study shows that emotional intimacy mediates the relationship between sexual functioning and satisfaction with life in females after a cancer diagnosis and that psychological flexibility mediates the relationship between emotional intimacy and sexual dysfunction. Fostering intimacy through the lens of psychological flexibility after cancer may improve outcomes for survivors.

Sexuality/Sexual Behavior