The role of work stressors, coping strategies and coping resources in the process of workplace bullying: A systematic review and development of a comprehensive model

Studies investigating both work- and individual-related antecedents of workplace bullying are scarce. In reply, this study investigated the interaction between workload, job insecurity, role conflict, and role ambiguity (i.e., work-related antecedents), and problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies (i.e., individual-related antecedents) in association with exposure to workplace bullying. Problem-focused coping strategies were hypothesised to decrease (i.e., buffer) the associations between workload, job insecurity, role conflict, and role ambiguity and exposure to bullying, while emotion-focused coping strategies were hypothesised to increase (i.e., amplify) these associations. Results for a heterogeneous sample (N= 3,105) did not provide evidence for problem-focused coping strategies as moderators. As expected, some emotion-focused coping strategies amplified the associations between work-related antecedents and bullying: employees using “focus on and venting of emotions” or “behavioural disengagement” in dealing with job insecurity, role conflict, or role ambiguity were more likely to be exposed to bullying. Similarly, “seeking social support for emotional reasons” and “mental disengagement” amplified the associations of role ambiguity and the associations of both role conflict and role ambiguity, respectively. To prevent bullying, organisations may train employees in tempering emotion-focused coping strategies, especially when experiencing job insecurity, role conflict, or role ambiguity.

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Online Gambling Activity, Pay-to-Win Payments, Motivation to Gamble and Coping Strategies as Predictors of Gambling Disorder Among e-sports Bettors

Journal of Gambling Studies ◽

10.1007/s10899-021-10015-4 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta ◽

Rafał Piotr Bartczuk

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Predictive Model ◽

Gambling Disorder ◽

Online Gambling ◽

Gambling Activity ◽

Psychological Variables ◽

Betting Behavior ◽

Game Session ◽

And Coping

AbstractResearch on esports activity usually captures it from the perspective of involvement in gaming. This study presents the results of the first research in Poland (N = 438) on esports betting (ESB). ESB is compared to other forms of e-gambling and involvement in pay-to-win games. The aim was to build a predictive model of gambling disorder among people betting on esports. A predictive model of gambling disorder based on ordinal regression was built, including sociodemographic variables, involvement in esports betting, involvement in other Internet activities connected to ESB, as well as psychological variables—motivation to gamble and coping strategies. The results showed that gambling disorder among esports bettors is associated with time spent on one game session, placing other forms of online gambling bets once a week or more often, and paying in pay-to-win games. Gambling disorder was also predicted by escape coping strategies and lower engaged strategies as well as financial and coping motivation to bet on esports results. The results show the crucial role of psychological factors (motivation, coping) in the development of esports betting addiction. Esports betting is an activity associated with both gambling and gaming—involvement in both activities explains the development of ESB addiction. There is a need for further research focused on the specificity of esports betting behavior to discover the direction of links among gaming, gambling, and esports gambling.

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Work Stress and Coping amongst Lawyers in Singapore

Asian Journal of Social Science ◽

10.1163/156853108x364208 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 36 (5) ◽

pp. 703-744 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lim Geok-choo ◽

Ko Yiu-chung ◽

Chan Kwok-bun

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Work Stress ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Time Pressure ◽

Coping Resources ◽

Interpersonal Stress ◽

Work Stressors ◽

Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽

Stress At Work ◽

And Coping

AbstractThis paper studied the work stressors and coping strategies of lawyers in Singapore. Data collection involved the use of both quantitative and qualitative research methods — a survey of 450 lawyers and in-depth interviews with 27 lawyers. This study found that while time pressure and work overload were the most stressful aspects of lawyering work, social interactions and interpersonal relationships at work proved to be a salient work stressor, when lawyers were dealing with clients, fellow lawyers and judges — that is, interpersonal stress. This study explains how lawyers constantly monitor and adjust their actions to negotiate for control or 'power' over others in their attempts to cope with work stress. In examining the correlation between lawyers' perceptions of work stress and their coping behaviours, this paper reveals that while lawyers tended to report more problem-focused than emotion-focused coping ways, the correlation analysis informed that emotion-focused and help-seeking coping ways were significantly correlated with interpersonal stress, such as in dealing with clients and colleagues. This study further shows that lawyers invoke social and psychological coping resources to position themselves strategically within prevailing power relations to cope with their interpersonal stress at work.

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Schemas and coping strategies in cognitive-behavioral therapy for PTSD: A systematic review

European Journal of Trauma & Dissociation ◽

10.1016/j.ejtd.2018.09.005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 33-47 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Delphine-Émilie Bourdon ◽

Ghassan El-Baalbaki ◽

Dominique Girard ◽

Étienne Lapointe-Blackburn ◽

Stéphane Guay

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Behavioral Therapy ◽

Cognitive Behavioral ◽

And Coping

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Reintegration in normal life, impact on life satisfaction and moderate role of self-concept and coping strategies

Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.rehab.2018.05.1246 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 61 ◽

pp. e535

Author(s):

D. Duric ◽

D. Cekrlija ◽

B. Majstorovic

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Self Concept ◽

Normal Life ◽

Life Impact ◽

And Coping

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Toxic Leadership and Workplace Bullying: The Role of Followers and Possible Coping Strategies

The Palgrave Handbook of Workplace Well-Being ◽

10.1007/978-3-030-30025-8_24 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 751-770

Author(s):

Bekir Emre Kurtulmuş

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Workplace Bullying ◽

Toxic Leadership

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A Brief Exploratory Report of Coping Strategies Among Police Recruits During Academy Training

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294116662685 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 119 (2) ◽

pp. 557-567 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

George T. Patterson

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Longitudinal Studies ◽

Repeated Measures ◽

Work Stressors ◽

Police Recruits ◽

Ways Of Coping Questionnaire ◽

Management Interventions ◽

Academy Training ◽

Exploratory Report ◽

And Coping

Few longitudinal studies have investigated the use of coping strategies among police recruits. This study investigated perceived life and work stressors, appraisal, and coping over a seven-month police recruit academy training program. Participants were 81 police recruits who completed the Ways of Coping Questionnaire at three time points approximately three months apart. The average age of the recruits was 27.6 years ( SD = 5.1, range 20–51). Separate repeated measures analyses of variance were conducted to examine coping scores. Statistically significant decreases, although small, were observed in reported emotion-focused, problem-focused, and seeking social support coping strategies. Results suggested that as police recruits undergo academy training, they rely on fewer coping strategies to deal with life and work stress. More longitudinal studies are needed that assess the methods police recruits utilize to manage stress during academy training. Such results can inform stress management interventions.

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The Role of Self-Talk in Predicting Death Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Coping Strategies in the Face of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Iranian Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.18502/ijps.v15i3.3810 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Esmaeil Sadri Damirchi ◽

Arezoo Mojarrad ◽

Saeed Pireinaladin ◽

Andrej M M Grjibovski

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽

Coping Style ◽

Death Anxiety ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Compulsive Disorder ◽

Self Talk ◽

The Face ◽

And Coping

Objective: Nowadays, the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is one of the most stressful resources that has led to the rise of different levels of psychological crisis. In addition to the countries affected by the COVID-19, such as China, European and American countries, Iran has appeared as one of the most affected countries with high infected cases and deaths. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of self-talk in predicting death anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and coping strategies in the face of COVID-19. Method: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted on 354 adults living in Ardabil, Iran, who were selected using cluster sampling from 21 January to 19 March 2020. Self-Talk questionnaires, Coping Strategies, Death Anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive questionnaires were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis. Results: The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between self-talk and problem-centered coping style. Also, significant negative relationships were found between self-talk and emotional coping style, death anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Furthermore, based on the results of the regression test, self-talk predicted problem-centered style, emotional-coping style, death anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize the need for psychological crisis intervention during the COVID-19 outbreak. Also, this study provides an important step in shifting attention to self-talk skills from sport psychology fields toward clinical psychology, especially about the mental impacts of COVID-19.

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Dealing With the Pandemic of COVID-19 in Portugal: On the Important Role of Positivity, Experiential Avoidance, and Coping Strategies

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647984 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

Maria José Ferreira ◽

Rui Sofia ◽

David F. Carreno ◽

Nikolett Eisenbeck ◽

Inês Jongenelen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Psychological Distress ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Experiential Avoidance ◽

Online Survey ◽

Critical Role ◽

Well Being ◽

Coping With Stress ◽

Self Blame ◽

And Coping

The global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has caused an unprecedented impact on most areas of people’s lives. Thus, framed within the scope of Existential Positive Psychology (PP2.0), this study aimed at assessing the psychological distress of adults living in Portugal during the first national lockdown, how they are coping with stress, as well to contribute to a deeper understanding about the role that positivity, experiential avoidance, and coping strategies have in psychological distress and well-being. For this purpose, 586 Portuguese adults (73% females) ranging between 18 and 78 years old (M = 38.96, SD = 12.20) completed an online survey during the initial phase of the pandemic crisis in Portugal. Findings suggest that experiential avoidance was the strongest predictor of a negative response (depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, and negative emotions), whereas positivity was a better predictor of psychological well-being and lower levels of depression. Additionally, self-blame, behavioral disengagement, and emotional venting were strong risk factors for psychological distress, whereas positive reframing, planning, and acceptance were associated with more positive outcomes. These findings highlight the critical role of experiential avoidance on individuals’ psychological distress and the essential contribution of positive life orientation in promoting flourishing. By offering a better understanding of the complex navigation through the dialectics between positive and negative life features, this study provides important and useful cues for psychological interventions directed at promoting a more positive and adaptive human functioning even through such potential adverse and painful life events.

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