An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the psychosexual identity development in adolescent and young adult survivors of testicular cancer

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Aldiwan, A., McParland, J., Leeuwerik, T., Stoneham, S., Williamson, M. and Christie, Deborah 2024. An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the psychosexual identity development in adolescent and young adult survivors of testicular cancer. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 29 (4), pp. 1432-1447. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045241259920

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Authors	Aldiwan, A., McParland, J., Leeuwerik, T., Stoneham, S., Williamson, M. and Christie, Deborah
Abstract	Background Qualitative research has explored how some testicular cancer survivors (TCS) experience the psychological impacts of diagnosis and treatment. More research into the impacts of testicular cancer (TC) on adolescent and young adults (AYA) is needed due to the critical period of identity development. The present study aimed to explore how AYA with TC appraise and make sense of their experience and to develop a greater understanding of psychosexual identity development in AYA TCS. Method Eight AYA TCS were interviewed. The results were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The questions explored the experiences relating to diagnosis and treatment, how it affected their psychosexual identity development (e.g., sexual relationships and self-image) and the meanings attached to the experiences. Analysis Four Group Experiential Themes were developed from the data; ‘Dealing with the shock’, ‘Fear and weight of responsibility’, ‘those closest to me’ and ‘sense of change’. Discussion The AYA TCS experiences may result in adoption of traditional masculine traits (e.g., stoicism) or abandonment of traditionally masculine traits (E.g. violence and aggression). AYA TCS also described feelings of insecurity when compared to other men. Psychology input could help manage stoicism and feelings of inferiority when compared to men with two testicles.
Keywords	AYA; Cancer; Identity; Testicular cancer; Psychosexual; Adolescent
Year	2024
Journal	Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Journal citation	29 (4), pp. 1432-1447
Publisher	SAGE Publications
ISSN	1359-1045
	1461-7021
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045241259920
Official URL	https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13591045241259920
Online	12 Jun 2024
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