Pathways linking benefit finding, fear of cancer recurrence, and family support to fertility concerns in women of reproductive age with malignant tumors: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fertility concerns are common among women of reproductive age diagnosed with malignant tumors, and may be influenced by both individual factors-such as fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), benefit finding (a key aspect of cognitive adjustment that helps patients develop adaptive thinking and psychological resilience) and family support. While each of these factors has been linked to fertility-related distress, their combined effects and underlying mechanisms remain insufficiently understood. This study aimed to explore how individual characteristics, benefit finding, FCR, and family support influence fertility concerns, and to identify the psychosocial pathways through which these effects are mediated.

Methods

A convenience sampling of women aged 20-49 years with gyne

SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12554491 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature