Eating Attitudes, Coping Styles, and Peer Victimization Among Adolescents with Seasonal and Nonseasonal Depression Symptoms

Porođaj je normativni čin u životu žene i uglavnom se smatra pozitivnim događajem. Međutim, svaka treća žena doživi porođaj kao tjelesnu prijetnju za sebe i/ili za svoje novorođenče te 3 % žena nakon porođaja razvije posttraumatski stresni poremećaj (PTSP). Dosadašnja istraživanja upućuju na to da su slabe strategije suočavanja povezane s PTSP-om nakon porođaja, međutim, ta su se istraživanja uglavnom koristila jednodimenzionalnim mjerama strategija suočavanja. Drugim riječima, tek valja ispitati koje specifične dimenzije suočavanja pridonose PTSP-u nakon porođaja. Ciljevi su ovog istraživanja ispitati simptome PTSP-a nakon porođaja te kako su različiti stilovi suočavanja povezani sa simptomima PTSP-a i depresije kod žena u Hrvatskoj. Žene (N = 160) koje su rodile unatrag dvije godine ispunile su online upitnik koji mjeri simptome PTSP-a (Impact of Event Scale – IES), poslijeporođajnu depresiju (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale – EPDS) te stilove suočavanja (Brief Cope). U ovom je uzorku 1.9 % ispitanica izvijestilo o ozbiljnim simptomima PTSP-a nakon porođaja, a 21.9 % ih je izvijestilo o depresivnim simptomima. Većina je žena (66.7 %) sa simptomima PTSP-a izvijestila i o depresivnim simptomima. S druge strane, 28.6 % žena s depresivnim simptomima također je izvijestilo i o simptomima PTSP-a, što upućuje na viši komorbiditet PTSP-a i depresije nego obrnuto. Od izbjegavajućih su stilova suočavanja poricanje i samookrivljavanje pozitivno korelirali sa simptomima PTSP-a i depresije, dok je odustajanje pozitivno koreliralo samo sa simptomima PTSP-a, a odvraćanje pažnje sa simptomima depresije. Također, niže razine planiranja i više razine emocionalne podrške bile su povezane s višom razinom depresivnosti. Međutim, nakon kontroliranja poslijeporođajnih psihopatoloških simptoma stilovi suočavanja nisu bili značajni prediktori simptoma PTPS-a, ali je samookrivljavanje bilo značajni prediktor depresivnih simptoma. Žene u Hrvatskoj izvještavaju o psihopatološkim simptomima nakon porođaja te su oni povezani sa stilovima suočavanja. Izbjegavajući stil suočavanja, samookrivljavanje, posebno je povezan s depresivnim simptomima. Buduća bi istraživanja trebala ispitati prediktore PTSP-a kod hrvatskih žena u reprezentativnijim uzorcima u trudnoći te s praćenjem nakon porođaja. Također, probir za poslijeporođajne psihopatološke simptome trebao bi se provoditi i za simptome depresije i za simptome PTSP-a.

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The relationships between shyness and unsociability and peer difficulties

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1177/0165025415587726 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 346-358 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Bin-Bin Chen ◽

Jonathan Bruce Santo

Keyword(s):

Peer Victimization ◽

Social Withdrawal ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Republic Of China ◽

Child Attachment ◽

Self Reports ◽

Peer Nomination ◽

Peer Difficulties ◽

Moderating Role

The main purpose of the study was to examine the moderating role of the insecure mother–child attachment in the relations between social withdraw and peer difficulties. Participants were 487 urban children (247 boys, 240 girls) in elementary schools in Shanghai, the People’s Republic of China. Data on attachment-relevant coping styles in insecure relationships with mother were collected from children’s self-reports. Information concerning social withdrawal (i.e., shyness and unsociability) and peer difficulties (i.e., peer victimization and rejection) was obtained from peer nomination. Among the results, both shyness and unsociability were positively related to peer victimization and rejection. However, several interaction effects were also observed. Both avoidant and ambivalent attachment served an exacerbating role for peer difficulties for shy and unsociable children, with these patterns differing by gender. Implications for the contributions of attachment to socially withdrawn children’s peer adjustment are discussed.

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Active And Avoidant Coping Profiles In Children And Their Relationship With Anxiety And Depression During The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1145469/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Qiaochu Zhang ◽

Samuel M.Y. Ho ◽

Yanlin Zhou

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Internalizing Symptoms ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Child Anxiety ◽

Mainland China ◽

Depression Scale ◽

Avoidant Coping ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

The Relationship

Abstract Active and avoidant coping styles are important dispositional factors for the development of anxiety and depression symptoms. Children use both active and avoidant coping together in daily life. No studies have investigated the relationship between active-avoidant coping profiles and internalizing symptoms of children in the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study aimed to investigate children’s active-avoidant coping profiles and assess the relationship of active-avoidant coping profiles to anxiety and depression symptoms in the COVID-19 pandemic. A two-wave longitudinal study was conducted among 322 Chinese children in mainland China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants completed the Children’s Coping Strategies Checklist – Revised1 in Time 1 and the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale in Time 1 and 6 months later (Time 2). Four active-avoidant coping profiles were revealed: Low Active copers, High Active copers, Balanced copers, and Avoidant copers. Low and High Active copers were related to lower levels of anxiety and depression symptoms than Balanced copers and Avoidant copers. Avoidant copers showed less decrease in depression symptoms than Balanced copers and High Active copers. It is important to improve children's active-avoidant coping profiles for relieving anxiety and depression symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Association of Fatigue Severity With Maladaptive Coping in Multiple Sclerosis: A Data-Driven Psychodynamic Perspective

Frontiers in Neurology ◽

10.3389/fneur.2021.652177 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Gesa E. A. Pust ◽

Jennifer Randerath ◽

Lutz Goetzmann ◽

Roland Weierstall ◽

Michael Korzinski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Physical Disability ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Avoidant Coping ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Maladaptive Coping ◽

Data Set ◽

Perceived Disability ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Fatigue Severity

Fatigue in persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) is severely disabling. However, the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Recent research suggests a link to early childhood adversities and psychological trait variables. In line with these studies, this paper took a psychodynamic perspective on MS-fatigue. It was hypothesized that fatigue could represent a manifestation of maladaptive coping with intense emotions. The schema therapeutic mode model served as a theoretical and empirically validated framework, linking psychodynamic theory and empirical research methods. The study was based on a data set of N = 571 PwMS that has also served as the basis for another publication. Data was collected online. The Schema Mode Inventory was used to quantify regulatory strategies to cope with emotionally stressful experiences. In addition, depressive symptoms (Beck's Depression Inventory - FastScreen), physical disability (Patient Determined Disease Steps), alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale-26), adverse childhood experiences (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire), and self-reported fatigue (Fatigue Scale for Motor and Cognitive Functions) were assessed. Latent profile analysis revealed three distinct groups of PwMS, based on their coping mode profiles: (1) PwMS with low maladaptive coping, (2) PwMS with avoidant/submissive coping styles, and (3) PwMS with avoidant/overcompensatory coping styles. Multivariate comparisons showed no significant difference in physical disability across the three groups. However, heightened levels of self-reported fatigue and depression symptoms occurred in PwMS with maladaptive coping styles. A path model uncovered that self-reported fatigue was robustly related to physical disability (β = 0.33) and detached/avoidant coping (Detached Protector; β = 0.34). There was no specific relation between any of the maladaptive coping modes and depression symptoms. Detached/avoidant coping was in turn predicted by childhood emotional abuse and neglect. The results indicate that childhood adversity and detached/avoidant coping styles may be associated with variability in MS-fatigue severity: PwMS that resort to detached/avoidant coping in response to negative emotions also tend to report heightened levels of fatigue, although they do not differ in their perceived disability from PwMS with low levels of fatigue and maladaptive coping. A link between MS-fatigue and the psychodynamic traumatic conversion model is discussed. The implications of these findings for therapeutic interventions require further study.

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School Engagement and the Role of Peer Victimization, Depressive Symptoms, and Rumination

The Journal of Early Adolescence ◽

10.1177/0272431618797007 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 39 (7) ◽

pp. 962-992 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nicole B. Dorio ◽

Stephanie Secord Fredrick ◽

Michelle K. Demaray

Keyword(s):

Depressive Symptoms ◽

Middle School Students ◽

Peer Victimization ◽

School Engagement ◽

Self Report ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

School Students ◽

Eighth Grade Students ◽

Association Data

The purpose of the current study was to explore the association between peer victimization and school engagement and the indirect effects of rumination and depressive symptoms in this association. Data on middle school students’ victimization experiences, school engagement, rumination, and depressive symptoms were collected from 887 sixth- through eighth-grade students utilizing self-report measures. Results indicated for both boys and girls a significant negative association between peer victimization and school engagement. Furthermore, a significant indirect effect of rumination and depression symptoms was evident for both boys and girls, but these effects were more robust for girls. Furthermore, the direct relation between depressive symptoms and school engagement was stronger for girls. Implications of these findings are discussed.

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Emotion regulation processes linking peer victimization to anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescence

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579419000543 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 999-1009 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Molly Adrian ◽

Jessica L. Jenness ◽

Kevin S. Kuehn ◽

Michele R. Smith ◽

Katie A. McLaughlin

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Peer Victimization ◽

Emotional Reactivity ◽

Factor Model ◽

The United States ◽

Underlying Structure ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Behavioral Regulation ◽

Latent Factors ◽

Cognitive Regulation

AbstractDifficulties with emotion regulation can take many forms, including increased sensitivity to emotional cues and habitual use of maladaptive cognitive or behavioral regulation strategies. Despite extensive research on emotion regulation and youth adjustment, few studies integrate multiple measures of emotion regulation. The present study evaluated the underlying structure of emotion regulation processes in adolescence using both task- and survey-based measures and determined whether differences in these emotion regulation latent factors mediated the association between peer victimization and internalizing psychopathology. Adolescents aged 16–17 years (n= 287; 55% female; 42% White) recruited in three urban centers in the United States completed baseline and follow-up assessments 4 months apart. Three models of emotion regulation were evaluated with confirmatory factor analysis. A three-factor model fit the data best, including cognitive regulation, behavioral regulation, and emotional reactivity latent factors. Task-based measures did not load onto these latent factors. Difficulties with behavioral regulation mediated the association between peer victimization and depression symptoms, whereas cognitive regulation difficulties mediated the association with anxiety symptoms. Findings point to potential targets for intervention efforts to reduce risk for internalizing problems in adolescents following experiences of peer victimization.

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