Biopsychosocial Correlates of Adjustment to Cancer during Chemotherapy: The Key Role of Health-Related Quality of Life

Table 3

Tests of model coefficients.

Path	Beta	t-value	p	f^2	Effect size
Age -> MHS	.06	.90	.370	.01	Null
Age -> PCS	-.06	.76	.450	.00	Null
Gender F -> MHS	-.07	1.20	.230	.01	Null
Gender F -> PCS	-.20	2.51	.010	.04	Small medium
Stage IV -> PCS	-.17	2.27	.020	.03	Small medium
PCS -> MHS	.58	11.34	.001	.57	Large
MHS -> AP	-.43	7.42	.001	.23	Medium Large
MHS -> AV	-.26	3.49	.001	.06	Small medium
MHS -> FA	-.16	1.91	.060	.02	Small
MHS -> FS	-.04	.60	.550	.00	Null
MHS -> HH	-.39	5.22	.000	.20	Medium Large
PTC -> AP	-.20	2.51	.010	.05	Small medium
PTC -> AV	-.02	.19	.850	.00	Null
PTC -> FA	.11	1.39	.170	.01	Null
PTC -> FS	.24	2.84	.001	.06	Small medium
PTC -> HH	-.27	3.59	.001	.08	Small medium
PTC -> MHS	.19	2.79	.010	.05	Small medium
PTC -> PCS	.10	1.19	.230	.01	Null
SP -> AP	.02	.27	.790	.00	Null
SP -> AV	.13	1.70	.090	.02	Small
SP -> FA	.27	3.69	.001	.07	Small medium
SP -> FS	.29	4.01	.001	.09	Small medium
SP -> HH	-.02	.20	.840	.00	Null
SP -> MHS	.07	1.21	.230	.01	Null
SP -> PCS	.10	1.18	.240	.01	Null

Note: according to Cohen’s guidelines, f² ≥ 0.02, f² ≥ 0.15, and f² ≥ 0.35 represent small, medium, and large effect sizes.
Legend: Age = patient’s age. Gender F = female vs. male gender. Stage IV = Stage IV vs. Stage I-III. PCS = Patient’s Physical Functioning. MHS = Patient’s. AP = anxious preoccupation. AV = Cognitive Avoidance. FA = Fatalism. FS = Fighting Spirit. HH = Helplessness-Hopelessness. PTC = Positive Thinking Coping Style. SP = Social Provision. Italicized text highlights statistically significant paths.