Do single people want to date a cancer survivor? A vignette study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Qualitative studies indicated that cancer survivors may be worried about finding a partner in the future, but whether this concern is warranted is unknown. We examined single people´s interest in dating a cancer survivor, how they perceive survivors' traits, and their preferences about the timing of disclosing a cancer history.

Methods

In three experimental vignette studies, dating website members (n = 324) and college students (n = 138 and n = 131) were randomly assigned to a vignette of a person with or without a history of cancer (experiment 1 & 2), or a cancer survivor beyond or during active follow-up (experiment 3). Respondents rated their interest in dating this fictive person, this person's traits, and indicated their preferences about the timing of disclos

SUBMITTER: Tuinman MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5863988 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature