Frontiers in Psychiatry
Personality characteristics, alexithymia and anxiety/depression in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: a cross-sectional mediation analysis
Objective This study aims to explore the relationship between personality characteristics and both anxiety and depression in breast cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy after surgery, and to assess the indirect effects of alexithymia. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Radiation Oncology from January 2024 to May 2024. A convenient sampling method was used to recruit breast cancer patients receiving radiotherapy after surgery. Participants completed the survey during the last tw …