التكيف الذهني و الرضا الجسدي و الادراك الذاتي العام للنساء اللواتي خضعن لعملية استئصال الثدي بعد الاصابة بسرطان الثدي

Abstract EN

The study aimed to identify mental adjustment, body satisfaction, and general self-perception of breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy, and to study correlations between various domains.

The Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale of Watson et al (1988) and the Body Satisfaction and Global Self-perception Questionnaire of Evers and Verbanck (2009), were adressed to a sample of (60) Tunisian women, whom had undergone mastectomy after breast cancer.

Results yield general satisfaction with body image and positive general self-perception.

In terms of mental adaptation, most prevalent domain was the combative spirit, followed by fears and anxiety, then despair, and cognitive avoidance, and in the last place comes denial.

Results revealed significant positive and negative correlations between most domains.

The results of the study provided support for the hypothesis that Tunisian Arab women still feel beautiful and feminine for various reasons, including family support, social, and cultural context in which Tunisian women live.