Abstract

This study investigated the variables influencing women's breast cancer detection behavior. Using social learning theory as an organizing framework. factors influencing women's decisions to seek breast cancer detection and the respondent's personal demographics were examined for their contribution to explaining women's decisions to seek breast cancer detection.

A [convience] sample from a university medical center provided data for the study. Data were gathered with a voluntary questionnaire. A total of 25 employees from the medical center participated in the study during the winter quarter of 1994.

The findings of the study provide insight into some of the variables affecting women's decisions to seek breast cancer detection. Findings indicate that women's perceived locus of control concerning health being chance, and their trust in their physician, explained more of the [vairiance] of women's decisions to seek breast cancer detection than did internal or other locus of control, worry about illness, concern about pain, health habits, disease phobia, or treatment experience. This information may point the way to strategies for improving the health status of women [regardng] breast cancer; the number two killer of a vital human resource.

LLU Discipline

Social Work

Department

Social Work

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Beverly J. Buckles

Second Advisor

Hector Diaz

Third Advisor

Dianna Simon

Degree Name

Master of Social Work (MSW)

Degree Level

M.S.W.

Year Degree Awarded

1995

Date (Title Page)

6-1995

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Breast Neoplasms

Type

Thesis

Page Count

iii; 39

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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