Emotional Control of Cancer Patients: A Comparative Investigation

By : Anjana Bhattacharjee

Page No: 19-26

Abstract
The objective of the present study was to ascertain emotional control among cancer patients. The sample consisted of 100 cancer patients and 100 normal subjects (non cancer individuals). In each group 50% were male and 50% were female subjects. Further among the cancer patients 48 patients were suffering from cancer for the last one year and the rests were suffering from cancer for more than one year. All the cancer patients were selected from Regional Cancer Center, Agartala following purposive sampling technique. Data were collected by Emotional Control Inventory. Findings revealed that cancer patients and non-cancer individuals differed significantly in regard to their emotional control. The study also revealed significant impact of gender and chronicity of illness on the said mental health variable of the cancer patients.

Author :
Anjana Bhattacharjee : Assistant Professor— Department of Psychology, Tripura University, Tripura