Prevalence and frequency of self-management strategies among female cancer survivors: the neglected roles of social relations and conscious living.

Objective: To assess prevalence and frequency of use of self-management strategies among female cancer survivors and to empirically identify categories of self-management.

Methods: Female cancer survivors (N=673, mean age 51 years; >90% with breast cancer; M=5 years since diagnosis) completed an Internet survey indicating the frequency (never to very often) with which they had employed each strategy since diagnosis. The survey included commonly assessed self-management strategies, such as complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), religious practices, and exercise.

"Don't Drink Too Much!" Reactance Among Young Men Following Health-Related Social Control.

This study investigated conditions under which young men responded with reactance to the suggestion to reduce their alcohol consumption. In an experimental study, 84 young men (university students, mean age: 24 years) listened to a recorded telephone call and were asked to imagine that they themselves were the recipients of this call. In this call, either a girlfriend or a male friend suggested that the recipient of the call should reduce his alcohol intake that evening.