• Health Psychol. 2019 Aug 1; 38 (8): ix.

AbstractReports an error in "The roles of negative affect and goal adjustment capacities in breast cancer survivors: Associations with physical activity and diurnal cortisol secretion" by Andree L. Castonguay, Carsten Wrosch and Catherine M. Sabiston (Health Psychology, 2017[Apr], Vol 36[4], 320-331). In the article, there was an error in the calculation of the cortisol values. Please see erratum for complete description. The previously reported main effect of negative affect on cortisol was no longer significant (please see corrected Table 2 in the erratum). In addition, two of the included covariates exerted additional effects on cortisol AUC in the reanalysis of the data. The association between negative affect and cortisol became significantly stronger for participants who were younger, as compared to those who were older, and for participants with a lower, as compared to a higher, level of education. In no case did the corrected AUC values make a substantive change to the results of the supplemental analyses findings, except for the interaction effect of goal reengagement in the association between negative affect and AUC, which was not significant if fatigue was included in the original model. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2017-12973-001.) Objective: This study examined whether within-person changes of breast cancer survivors' high-arousal negative affect (e.g., feeling scared, upset, anxious, or guilty) could predict high levels of diurnal cortisol secretion and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA). In addition, goal adjustment capacities (goal disengagement and goal reengagement) were expected to buffer the effect of negative affect on cortisol and to increase its effect on MVPA.

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