The impact of hegemonic masculine ideals on self-esteem in prostate cancer patients undergoing androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) compared to ADT-naive patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for Prostate Cancer (PCa) is associated with side effects that could lead to negative body image and low masculine self-esteem of survivors. We compared a group of PCa survivors following ADT with ADT-naïve patients, expecting the ADT group to show lower masculine self-esteem. We also expected patients with hegemonic masculinity ideals to show poorer masculine self-esteem and we hypothesized that ADT would moderate this relationship, expecting PCa patients on ADT with stronger hegemonic ideals to show the worst masculine self-esteem scores among study participants.

Methods

We compared 57 PCa survivors on ADT (M_age  = 64.16 (7.11)) to 59 ADT-naïve patients (M_age  = 65.25 (5.50)), on the Masculine Self-Esteem Sca

SUBMITTER: Gentili C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9805125 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature