Recent Publications

Merluzzi, T.V., Salamanca-Balen, N., Philip, E.J., & Salsman, J.M. (2023). “Letting go” - Relinquishing control of illness outcomes to God and quality of life: Meaning/Peace as a mediating mechanism in religious coping with cancer. Social Science and Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115597

Serpentini, S., Silvestri, G., Cristaldi, G., Borgese, C., Deledda, G., Sommacal, S., Iannopollo, L., Calvo, V., Ronconi, L., Merluzzi, T., & Catarinella, A. (2022). Assessment and utility of socio-relational self-efficacy in breast cancer patients: Italian Validation of the Social Relationship Coping Efficacy Scale (SRCE-I). BMC Psychology, 10, 248 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00966-7

Merluzzi, T.V., Zhang, G., Philip, E.J., & Lee, D., Salamanca-Balen, N. (2022). Discerning critical stressors and resources in the lives of cancer patients: A multivariate analysis of targets of intervention for enhancing supportive care and quality of life. Psycho-Oncology, 31, 1186-1195.  https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5906

Salamanca-Balen, N., Qiu, M., & Merluzzi, T.V. (2022). COVID-19 pandemic stress, tolerance of uncertainty and well-being for persons with and without cancer. Psychology and Health.  DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2021.2020273

Salamanca-Balen, N., & Merluzzi, T. V. (2021). Hope, uncertainty, and control: A theoretical integration in the context of serious illness. Patient Education and Counseling, 104(11), 2622–2627. doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2021.07.029.

Serpentini, S., Tosin, G., Guandalini, B., Ronconi, L., Cristaldi, G., Amatulli, R., Deledda, G., Riccardi, S., Sommacal, S., Iannopollo, L., Calvo, V., & Merluzzi. T.V. (2021). Assessment of self-efficacy for caregiving in oncology: Italian validation of the Caregiver Inventory (CGI-I). BMC Palliative Care, 20:166. doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00849-5.

Lee, H., Merluzzi, T.V., Choi, N.Y., & Lee, J. (2021). Self-efficacy for coping with cancer: Psychometric properties of the Cancer Behavior Inventory version 3.0 - Korean. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 52, 101957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2021.101957

Merluzzi, T.V., Philip, E.J., Gomer, B., Heitzmann, C.A., & Kim, D. (2021). Serious comorbidities and emotional distress: A coping mediation model for persons with cancer. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 55, 994-1004. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaa122  

Salamanca-Balen, N., Merluzzi, T.V., & Chen, M. (2021). The effectiveness of hope-fostering interventions in palliative care: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Palliative Medicine, 35, 710-728. doi:10.1177/0269216321994728

Charos, D., Merluzzi, T. V., Kolokotroni, P., Lykeridou, K., Deltsidou, A., & Vivilaki, V. (2021). Breast cancer and social relationship coping efficacy: validation of the Greek version. Women & Health, 1–10. doi: 10.1080/03630242.2021.1994101 

Merluzzi, T.V., Pustejovsky, J., Salsman, J.M., Sohl, S.J., Philip, E.J., & Berendsen, M. (2019). Interventions to enhance self-efficacy in cancer patients: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.  Psycho-Oncology, 28, 1781-1790. doi.org/10.1002/pon.5148

Salsman, J.M., Schalet, B.D., Merluzzi, T.V., Park, C.L., Hahn, E.A., Snyder, M.A., & Cella, D. (2019). Calibration and initial validation of a general self-efficacy item bank and short form for the NIH PROMIS^®. Quality of Life Research, 28, 2513-2523. DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02198-6

Merluzzi, T.V., Chirico, A., Serpentini, S., Yang, M., & Philip, E.J. (2019). The role of coping in the relationship between stressful life events and quality of life in persons with cancer. Psychology and Health, 34, 497-513.  doi: 10.1080/08870446.2018.1545905

Serpentini, S., Del Bianco, P., Chirico, A., Merluzzi, T.V., De Martino, R., Lucidi, F., De Salvo, G.L., Trentin, L., & Capovilla. E. (2019). Self-efficacy for coping in palliative care patients: Validation and utility of the Italian version of the Cancer Behavior Inventory (CBI-B/Italian). BMC Palliative Care, 18:34   doi.org/10.1186/s12904-019-0420-y 

Nairn, R.C. & Merluzzi, T.V. (2019). Enhancing coping skills for persons with advanced cancer utilizing mastery enhancement: A pilot randomized clinical trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 42, 423-439.  doi: 10.1007/s10865-018-0004-y

Merluzzi, T.V., Serpentini, S., Philip, E.J., Yang, M., Salamanca-Balen, N., Heitzmann, C.A., & Catarinella, A. (2019). Social Relationship Coping Efficacy: A new construct in understanding social support and well-being in persons with cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 28, 85-91. doi:10.1002/pon.4913

Philip, E.J., Salamanca-Balen, N., Lewis, B., & Merluzzi, T.V. (2018). Lifestyle behaviors and psychosocial outcomes among long-term cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology, 27, 2877-2880.  doi: 10.1002/pon.4885

Salsman, J.M., Park, C.L., Hahn, E.A., Snyder, M.A., George, L.S., Steger, M.F., Merluzzi, T., Cella, D. (2018). Refining and supplementing candidate measures of psychological well-being for the NIH PROMIS: Qualitative results from a mixed cancer sample. Quality of Life Research, 27, 2471-2476.  doi.org/10.1007/s11136-018-1896-2.  https://rdcu.be/1diI

Merluzzi, T.V., Philip, E.J., Heitzmann Ruhf, C.A., Liu, H., Yang, M., & Conley, C.C. (2018). Self-efficacy for coping with cancer: Revision of the Cancer Behavior Inventory (Version 3.0). Psychological Assessment, 30(4), 486-499 doi.org/10.1037/pas0000483

Merluzzi, T.V. & Martinez Sanchez, M.A. (2018). Husbands’ perceptions of their wives’ breast cancer coping efficacy: Testing congruence models of adjustment. Cancer Management and Research, 10, 297-304. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S157124

Merluzzi, T.V., & Philip, E.J. (2017). “Letting Go” - From ancient to modern perspectives on relinquishing personal control: Focus on religion and coping with cancer. Journal of Religion and Health, 56(6), 2039-2052. doi: 10.1007/s10943-017-0366-4

Chirico, A., Lucidi, F., Alivernini, F., Merluzzi, T.V., & Giordano, A. (2017). A meta-analytic review of the relationship of cancer coping self-efficacy with distress and quality of life. Oncotarget, doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.15758

Chirico, A., Serpentini, S., Merluzzi, T., Mallia, L., Del Bianco, P., Martino, R., Trentin, L., Bucci, E., Capovilla, E., Lucidi, F., Botti, G., & Giordano, A. (2017). Self-efficacy for coping moderates the effects of distress on quality of life in palliative cancer care. Anticancer Research, 37, 1609-1615 doi:10.21873/anticanres.11491 http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/37/4/1609.full.pdf+html

Salsman, J.M., Pustejovsky, J.E., Park, C.E., Sherman, A.C., Merluzzi, T.V. Danhauer, S.C., Jim, H.S.L., & Fitchett, G. (2016). Reply to: The association between religion/spirituality and mental health in cancer. Cancer, 122, 2441-2.

Merluzzi, T.V., Philip, E.J., Yang, M., & Heitzmann, C.A. (2016). Matching of received social support with need for support in adjusting to cancer and cancer survivorship. Psycho-Oncology, 25, 684-690.

Serpentini, S., Capovilla, E., & Merluzzi, T.V. (2016). Lasciare andare: Potenzialita di applicazione in psiconcologia e nelle cure palliative.  (“Letting go”: Potential application in psycho-oncology and palliative care). Mosciano, S.A., Italy: Artemia Edizioni.

Philip, E.J. & Merluzzi, T.V. (2016). Symptom burden and psychosocial stressors in post-treatment cancer survivors: Desire for support and challenges in identifying individuals in need. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology, 34, 223-239.

Chirico, A., Lucidi, F., Mallia, L., D’Aiuto, M. & Merluzzi, T.V. (2015). Indicators of distress in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. PeerJ, 21, e1107. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1107. https://peerj.com/articles/1107/

Merluzzi, T.V., Philip, E.J., Zhang, Z., & Sullivan, C. (2015). Perceived discrimination, coping, and quality of life for African-American and Caucasian persons with cancer. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 21(3), 337-44. doi: 10.1037/a0037543

Salsman, J.M., Fitchett, G., Merluzzi, T.V., Sherman, A.C., & Park, C.L. (2015). Religion, spirituality, and health outcomes in cancer: A case for a meta-analytic investigation. Cancer, 121, 3754-3759.

Jim, H.S.L., Pustejovsky J., Park, C.L., Danhauer S.C., Sherman, A.C., Fitchett, G., Merluzzi, T.V., Munoz, A.R., George, L., Snyder, M.A., & Salsman, J.M. (2015). Religion, spirituality, and physical health in cancer patients: A meta-analysis. Cancer, 121, 3760-3768.

Salsman, J.M., Pustejovsky, J.E., Jim, H.S.L., Munoz, A.R., Merluzzi, T.V., George, L., Park, C.L., Danhauer, S.C., Sherman, A.C., Snyder, M.A., & Fitchett, G. (2015). A meta-analytic approach to examine the relationship between religion/spirituality and mental health in cancer. Cancer, 121, 3769-3778.

Sherman, A.C., Merluzzi, T.V., Pustejovsky, J.E., Park, C.L., George, L., Fitchett, G., Jim, H.S.L., Munoz, A.R., Danhauer, S.C., Snyder, M.A., & Salsman, J.M. (2015). A meta-analytic review of religious or spiritual involvement and social health among cancer patients. Cancer, 121, 3779-3788.