Skip to main content

Psychology: Research and Review

Table 3 Percentage and Frequency of Spontaneous Answers according to categories and subcategories of Breast Cancer Causal Attribution (N = 157)

From: Causal attribution among women with breast cancer

Categories

Cause 1

Cause 2

Cause 3

 

%

F

%

F

%

F

Psychological Attributions

47.8

75

36.9

58

22.3

35

 Psychological and/or psychiatric

37.6

59

31.8

50

18.5

29

 Stress

7.0

11

3.8

6

3.2

5

 Personality

1.3

2

1.3

2

1.3

2

Biological Risk Factors

21.0

33

11.5

18

8.3

13

 Genetic/Hereditary

19.1

30

5.1

8

2.5

4

 Bad organ function

0.0

0

2.5

4

1.9

3

 Hormonal Causes

4.5

7

3.2

5

1.3

2

 Age

0.0

0

0.6

1

1.3

2

 Obesity

0.0

0

0.6

1

1.3

2

Behavioral Risk Factors

13.4

21

14.6

23

14.6

23

 Drug Usage

3.2

5

3.2

5

2.5

4

 Lack of prevention

3.2

5

5.7

9

6.4

10

 Breast-feeding problems

1.9

3

0.6

1

0.6

1

 Labor-related causes

3.8

6

2.5

4

5.7

9

Physical Injury

5.7

9

4.5

7

0.0

0

Bad luck/Fate

3.2

5

2.5

4

0.6

1

Lack of Resources

1.9

3

3.2

5

1.9

3

Chemicals

1.9

3

0.6

1

0.0

0

Do not know

5.1

8

26.1

41

52.2

82

Other responses not categorized

0,6

1

1.9

3

0.0

0