What Did Hagedoorn and Colleagues (2000)find in Their Study Comparing

question 11

Multiple Choice

What did Hagedoorn and colleagues (2000) find in their study comparing distress in healthy couples to couples wherein one partner was diagnosed with cancer?

• A) Healthy couples were likely to experience the same levels of distress as couples in which one partner received a cancer diagnosis.
• B) Women whose partners were diagnosed with cancer experienced the same level of distress as their partner experienced.
• C) Men whose partners were diagnosed with cancer experienced greater distress than their partner experienced.
• D) Women whose partners were diagnosed with cancer experienced the same level of distress as the healthy controls.

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