Gender differences in traumatic life events, coping strategies, perceived social support and sociodemographics among postconflict displaced persons in Ethiopia

2007 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mesfin Araya ◽  
Jayanti Chotai ◽  
Ivan H. Komproe ◽  
Joop T. V. M. de Jong
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Displaced Persons ◽  
Traumatic Life Events

scholarly journals Stressful life events among incarcerated women and men: Association with depression, loneliness, hopelessness, and suicidality

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly E. Moore ◽  
Shania Siebert ◽  
Garrett Brown ◽  
Julia Felton ◽  
Jennifer E. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background Justice-involved populations report a higher than average number of pre-incarceration stressful life events. However, few studies have described stressful life events which occur during incarceration, explored gender differences in these events, or evaluated the effect of these events on well-being. Method This study draws from a sample of male and female adults incarcerated in 6 prison facilities across two states (n = 160) to identify the number and type of stressful life events they experienced during incarceration, gender differences in stressful events, and the relationship between stressful life events and markers of well-being (i.e., depression, hopelessness, loneliness, suicidality). We also examined whether perceived social support would buffer the relationship between stressful events and well-being outcomes. Results Participants on average reported experiencing 4 stressful life events during their current incarceration, the most common being relocation to another cell and being made fun of/insulted by someone in the prison. There were few gender differences in types of events experienced. Regression analyses showed that stressful life events were associated with more loneliness, as well as suicidality, but only when participants had low perceived social support. Conclusions Stressful life events, and drawing on social support networks to cope with stress, should be addressed in the context of correctional treatments to reduce suicide risk during incarceration.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the relationship between perceived social support, coping strategies, anxiety, and depression symptoms among hospitalized COVID-19 patients

2020 ◽  
pp. 009121742098208
Author(s):  
Ali Kandeğer ◽  
Memduha Aydın ◽  
Kürşat Altınbaş ◽  
Alparslan Cansız ◽  
Özge Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Adaptive Coping ◽  
The Relationship

Objective We aimed to evaluate the relationship between perceived social support, coping strategies, anxiety, and depression symptoms among hospitalized COVID-19 patients by comparing them with a matched control group in terms of age, gender, and education level. Method The patient group (n = 84) and the healthy controls (HCs, n = 92) filled in the questionnaire including the socio-demographic form, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale, and Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced through the online survey link. Results The COVID-19 patients had higher perceived social support and coping strategies scores than the HCs. However, anxiety and depression scores did not differ significantly between the two groups. In logistic regression analysis performed in COVID-19 patients, the presence of chest CT finding (OR = 4.31; 95% CI = 1.04–17.95) was a risk factor for anxiety and the use of adaptive coping strategies (OR = 0.86; 95% CI = 0.73–0.99) had a negative association with anxiety. In addition, the use of adaptive coping strategies (OR = 0.89; 95% CI = 0.79–0.98) and high perceived social support (OR = 0.97; 95% CI = 0.93– 0,99) had a negative association with depression symptoms. Conclusions Longitudinal studies involving the return to normality phase of the COVID-19 pandemic are needed to investigate the effects of factors such as coping strategies and perceived social support that could increase the psychological adjustment and resilience of individuals on anxiety and depression.

scholarly journals Perceived social support as a moderator between negative life events and depression in adolescence: implications for prediction and targeted prevention

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lence Miloseva ◽  
Tatjana Vukosavljevic-Gvozden ◽  
Kneginja Richter ◽  
Vladimir Milosev ◽  
Günter Niklewski
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Targeted Prevention

PERSONAL AND SITUATIONAL DETERMINANTS OF RELATIONSHIP-SPECIFIC PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIAL SUPPORT

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 459-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Gracia ◽  
Juan Herrero
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Urban Sample

This study explores personal (self-esteem, perceived stress, and depressive mood) and situational (undesirable life events) variables as determinants of relationship-specific perceptions of social support. Structural equation analyses from two-wave panel data (N = 583) of adult participants from a community-based urban sample revealed that, after controlling for initial levels of perceived social support, psychological characteristics (high levels of stress and depression, and low levels of self-esteem) and situational determinants (number of undesirable life events) were both negatively related to perceived social support from specific significant relationships over time. Multigroup analyses revealed that these processes generalized across groups of gender, income, and marital status (single vs. married). Implications of these findings are discussed.

Do Women Accommodate More Than Men? Gender Differences in Perceived Social Support and Negotiation Behavior by Spanish and Dutch Worker Representatives

Sex Roles ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 538-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Elgoibar ◽  
Lourdes Munduate ◽  
Francisco J. Medina ◽  
Martin C. Euwema
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Negotiation Behavior

Gender Differences in Coping Strategies in Children and Adolescents

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heike Eschenbeck ◽  
Carl-Walter Kohlmann ◽  
Arnold Lohaus
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Grade Level ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Stressful Situation

Abstract. The present study focuses on gender effects and interactions between gender, type of stressful situation, and age-group in coping strategies in childhood and adolescence. The sample consisted of N = 1990 children and adolescents (957 boys, 1033 girls; grade levels 3-8). Participants responded to a coping questionnaire (Fragebogen zur Erhebung von Stress und Stressbewältigung im Kindes- und Jugendalter, SSKJ 3-8; Lohaus, Eschenbeck, Kohlmann, & Klein-Heßling, 2006 ) with the five subscales: seeking social support, problem solving, avoidant coping, palliative emotion regulation, and anger-related emotion regulation. Repeated measures ANOVAs with Gender and Grade Level as the between-subject factors and Situation (social, academic) as the within-subject factor were performed separately for each of the subscales. In general, girls scored higher in seeking social support and problem solving, whereas boys scored higher in avoidant coping. These three main effects were further modified by significant Gender × Situation interactions and for both seeking social support and avoidant coping by significant Gender × Situation × Grade Level interactions. Compared to the academic situation (homework), gender differences were more pronounced for the social situation (argument with a friend), especially in adolescence. The results are discussed with respect to a gender-specific development of coping strategies.

scholarly journals Gender-Based Violence, Coping Strategies and Perceived Social Support

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia Alicia Pérez-Tarrés ◽  
Leonor Cantera ◽  
Jolison Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Gender Based Violence ◽  
Gender Based

scholarly journals Teaching Style, Coping Strategies, Stress and Social Support: Associations to the Medical Students’ Perception of Learning during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 414
Author(s):  
Ovidiu Popa-Velea ◽  
Carmen Andreea Pristavu ◽  
Claudiu Gabriel Ionescu ◽  
Alexandra Ioana Mihăilescu ◽  
Liliana Veronica Diaconescu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Perceived Usefulness ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Brief Cope

This study assessed the learning perception of undergraduate medical students on three types of teaching (classical/online/hybrid), in relation to coping strategies, stress, and social support, in the context of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Additionally, we explored gender differences and the perceived usefulness of teaching. 201 students (48 men, 153 women; mean age = 22.900, SD = 2.830) participated in the study. They answered a Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, a Brief Cope Scale, a Student-life Stress Inventory, a visual analog scale for usefulness, and a survey collecting their perceptions about learning across teaching types. Results point out a preference for classical teaching, followed by the hybrid and online formats. Online teaching was identified as more advantageous in terms of time management and seeking information. Denial and substance use were statistically associated with poor communication, bad time using, and impaired learning. Both stress and social support had ambivalent associations with learning perceptions. Gender differences were limited to behavioral disengagement and higher social support perceived by women. Although classical teaching was globally perceived as the most useful, online teaching was considered desirable by male urban respondents. These data may contribute to the strategic growth and refinement of web-based teaching methods in medical universities.

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