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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="other" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Ekologiya cheloveka (Human Ecology)</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Ekologiya cheloveka (Human Ecology)</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Экология человека</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">1728-0869</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2949-1444</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">701931</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/humeco701931</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>ORIGINAL STUDY ARTICLES</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ОРИГИНАЛЬНЫЕ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Unknown</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Perception of breast cancer among Russian women over 35: psychometric validation of the Breast Cancer Perception Scale (BCPS)</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Восприятие рака молочной железы у россиянок старше 35 лет: психометрическая проверка опросника Breast Cancer Perception Scale (BCPS)</trans-title></trans-title-group><trans-title-group xml:lang="zh"><trans-title/></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0891-4950</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Maksimenko</surname><given-names>Aleksandr</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Максименко</surname><given-names>Александр Александрович</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>Maximenko.Al@gmail.com</email><uri>https://www.hse.ru/org/persons/303615329</uri><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2365-6016</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">2011-8089</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Zabelina</surname><given-names>Ekaterina V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Забелина</surname><given-names>Екатерина Вячеславовна</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname>Zabelina</surname><given-names>Ekaterina V.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Dr. Sci. (Psychology), Associate Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р психол. наук, доцент</p></bio><bio xml:lang="zh"><p>Dr. Sci. (Psychology), Associate Professor</p></bio><email>katya_k@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1109-0062</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Nazimova</surname><given-names>Ekaterina Sergeevna</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Назимова</surname><given-names>Екатерина Сергеевна</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>e.nazimova@yasnoeutro.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2223-6104</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Gagarkina</surname><given-names>Inna Anatolyevna</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Гагаркина</surname><given-names>Инна Анатольевна</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname></surname><given-names></given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>gagarkina.inna@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">HSE University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">НИУ ВШЭ</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Chelyabinsk State University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Челябинский государственный университет</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh">Chelyabinsk State University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff3"><aff><institution xml:lang="en"></institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Московский институт психоанализа</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh"></institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff id="aff4"><institution></institution></aff><pub-date date-type="preprint" iso-8601-date="2026-09-27" publication-format="electronic"><day>27</day><month>09</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>33</volume><issue>7</issue><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-01-27"><day>27</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-07-16"><day>16</day><month>07</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; , Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; , Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="zh">Copyright ©; , Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="zh">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://hum-ecol.ru/1728-0869/article/view/701931">https://hum-ecol.ru/1728-0869/article/view/701931</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>Rationale:</bold> This study is devoted to the psychometric validation of the Questionnaire of Breast Cancer Perception (Breast Cancer Perception Scale – BCPS) on a Russian sample of women over 35 years old. The content, structural, and convergent validity of the questionnaire were studied, as well as reliability by internal consistency.</p> <p><bold>Purpose of the study</bold> consisted in the adaptation of the Questionnaire of Breast Cancer Perception on a Russian-speaking sample of women over 35 years old.</p> <p><bold>Method:</bold> An online study was conducted in August 2025 through the platforms "Yandex.Tasks" and Anketolog. The sample consisted of 312 women aged 35–79 years (M = 44.2; SD = 9.1). The following methods were used: Questionnaire of Breast Cancer Perception (BCPS), Dispositional Optimism Test (LOT-R), eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS), an author's questionnaire "Plans for the future and self-examination" for diagnosing strategies for coping with anxiety and preventive behavior in cancer risk.<bold>Results:</bold> Breast cancer perception in Russian women over 35 years old has a multidimensional structure, including such factors as "Perceived fear and anxiety", "Perceived awareness and knowledge", "Belief in the effectiveness of treatment and prevention", "Social stigmatization of the disease", "Medical inertia and avoidance of examinations". Dispositional optimism and online literacy are more strongly associated with breast cancer perception than age, education, or income. At the same time, optimism increases belief in curability and reduces anxiety about the disease, while online literacy increases both.<bold>Conclusion:</bold> The adapted BCPS method demonstrates relevant sensitivity to the Russian context, which allows recommending it for use in diagnostic studies as one of the predictors of preventive behavior in the target study group.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Обоснование:</bold> Данное исследование посвящено психометрической проверке Опросника восприятия рака молочной железы (Breast Cancer Perception Scale – BCPS) на российской выборке женщин старше 35 лет. Изучалась содержательная, структурная и конвергентная валидность опросника, а также надежность по внтренней согласованности.</p> <p><bold>Цель исследования </bold>состояла в адаптации Опросника восприятия рака молочной железы на русскоязычной выборке женщин старше 35 лет.</p> <p><bold>Метод:</bold> Онлайн-исследование проведено в августе 2025 года через платформы «Яндекс.Задания» и Anketolog. Выборка состояла из 312 женщин в возрасте 35–79 лет (M = 44,2; SD = 9,1). Использовались следующие методики: Опросник восприятия рака молочной железы (BCPS), Тест диспозиционного оптимизма (LOT-R), Шкала онлайн-грамотности в сфере информации о здоровье (eHEALS), авторский опросник «Планы на будущее и самоосмотр» для диагностики стратегий преодоления тревоги и профилактического поведения при онкологическом риске.</p> <p><bold>Результаты:</bold> Восприятие рака молочной железы у российских женщин старше 35 лет имеет многомерную структуру, включающую такие факторы как «Воспринимаемый страх и тревожность», «Воспринимаемая осведомленность и знания», «Вера в эффективность лечения и профилактики», «Социальная стигматизация болезни», «Медицинская инертность и избегание обследований». Диспозиционный оптимизм и онлайн-грамотность в большей степени связаны восприятием рака молочной железы, чем возраст, образование или доход. При этом оптимизм повышает веру в излечимость и снижает тревожность в отношении болезни, а онлайн-грамотность повышает и то, и другое.</p> <p><bold>Заключение: </bold>Адаптированная методика BCPS демонстрирует релевантную чувствительность к российскому контексту, что позволяет рекомендовать ее для использования в диагностических исследованиях в качестве одного из предикторов профилактического поведения в целевой исследуемой группе.</p></trans-abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="zh"><p/></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>dispositional optimism</kwd><kwd>risk perception</kwd><kwd>breast cancer</kwd><kwd>eHealth literacy</kwd><kwd>BCPS scale development</kwd><kwd>onco-risk</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>диспозиционный оптимизм</kwd><kwd>перцептивные стратегии</kwd><kwd>рак молочной железы</kwd><kwd>онлайн грамотность в сфере информации о здоровье</kwd><kwd>адаптация методики BCPS</kwd><kwd>онко-риск</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>1. 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