Gregory Potamianos

TL;DR: A relatively small percentage of women experienced posttraumatic stress disorder, while the majority of them reported posttraumatic growth, and the two phenomena were not related.

TL;DR: Oral hygiene beliefs emerged as a multidimensional construct and stronger self-efficacy beliefs were related to increased toothbrushing frequency, which was associated with better oral health status, as indicated by the total number of decayed, missing, and filled teeth due to dental caries.

TL;DR: Multivariate analyzes indicated that never having had a mammogram was more likely for women who perceived fewer benefits and more barriers to mammography screening, had more negative emotional representations of breast cancer, and had no private health insurance coverage.

TL;DR: The results showed that posttraumatic growth was evident in the majority of the sample and was associated inversely with age at diagnosis and psychological distress, and social constraints were found to moderate the relationship between intrusions and reflective rumination.

TL;DR: Path analyses including the main psychological variables indicated that perceived risk was indirectly related to intention via attitude, and to mammography screening through attitude and intention, and a significant indirect association was observed between future orientation and mammography screened, via perceived risk.