dc.contributor.author	Kelleher, Sarah A.	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Winett, Richard A.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Harrison, David W.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Bell, Martha Ann	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Graves, Kristi D.	en
dc.contributor.department	Psychology	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:50:06Z	en
dc.date.adate	2011-01-05	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:50:06Z	en
dc.date.issued	2010-12-07	en
dc.date.rdate	2011-01-05	en
dc.date.sdate	2010-12-16	en
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this project is to explore potential social cognitive and psychosocial predictors of lifestyle changes, including diet and physical activity behaviors, in a sample of colorectal cancer survivors who are at high risk of developing a second colorectal cancer. Participants, recruited from Georgetown University's Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, are colorectal cancer survivors from families at high or confirmed risk of having a hereditary colorectal cancer syndrome. Results indicate that, at the bivariate level, many of the psychosocial and social cognitive variables of interest are significantly associated with one another as well as with various health behaviors and health behavior changes. Correlational data indicate that lower distress is associated with higher psychosocial functioning, self-efficacy, and self-regulatory ability. In addition, the data also suggest that individuals with higher self-efficacy display higher self-regulation and more positive outcome expectations related to health behaviors. Overall, participants were more likely to increase healthy behaviors or remain consistent with moderately healthy lifestyles practiced prior to their colorectal cancer diagnosis and treatment, and decrease unhealthy behaviors. Implications and directions for future research are discussed within the paper.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Science	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-12162010-074610	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12162010-074610/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36209	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	f3.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	f1.rtfd.zip	en
dc.relation.haspart	Kelleher_SA_T_2010.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	f2.pdf	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Social Cognitive Theory	en
dc.subject	Health Behaviors	en
dc.subject	Quality of Life	en
dc.subject	High Risk	en
dc.subject	Cancer	en
dc.title	Colon Cancer Survivorship Experiences	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Psychology	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science	en

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