Ethnic differences in pain coping: Factor structure of the coping strategies questionnaire and coping strategies questionnaire-revised

2004 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 304-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara A. Hastie ◽  
Joseph L. Riley ◽  
Roger B. Fillingim
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Pain Coping ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Coping Factor

The Stress and Coping Questionnaire for Children (School Version and Asthma Version): Construction, Factor Structure, and Psychometric Properties

2002 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irma Röder ◽  
Monique BoekarTs ◽  
Pieter M. Kroonenberg
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Children With Asthma ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Report Measure

Based on Lazarus and Folkman's 1984 Stress-Coping Model, a self-report measure for children between 8 and 12 years of age was constructed. It is called the Stress and Coping Questionnaire for Children (School version and Asthma version) and measures children's emotional responses and coping strategies when they confront school-related and asthma-related stressors. The factor structure of this questionnaire was assessed and cross-validated in two samples, one of 392 primary school children without a chronic disease and one of 119 children with asthma. Five scales of coping strategies with regard to two school-related stressors and one asthma-related stressor were distinguished in a reliable way, Approach, Avoidance, Seeking Social Support, Aggression, and Crying.

Pain coping strategies and coping efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis: a daily process analysis

Pain ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis J Keefe ◽  
Glenn Affleck ◽  
John C Lefebvre ◽  
Kathleen Starr ◽  
David S Caldwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Process Analysis ◽  
Pain Coping ◽  
Coping Efficacy ◽  
Daily Process ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Phenomenology of Burnout Syndrome and Connection Thereof with Coping Strategies and Defense Mechanisms among University Professors

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhao ◽  
Shaojie Ding
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Protective Mechanisms ◽  
University Professors ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

This article is dedicated to the phenomenology of burnout syndrome among university professors. The features of the manifestation of burnout syndrome and its components in university professors are described. The relationship between the burnout components and coping strategies among teachers is considered. The differences in the leading coping strategies among teachers with high and low levels of burnout syndrome are revealed. The relationship between the components of burnout and protective mechanisms among teachers is revealed. The specifics of the manifestation of protective mechanisms among teachers with high and low levels of burnout syndrome is studied. The factor structure of the interconnection of burnout components, coping strategies and protective mechanisms among university professors is presented.

scholarly journals Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Spinal Cord Injury: The Patient's Perspective

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penelope Henwood ◽  
Jacqueline A Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Spinal Cord ◽  
Spinal Cord Injury ◽  
Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Pain Coping ◽  
Chronic Neuropathic Pain ◽  
Cord Injury ◽  
Patient’S Perception ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND:Chronic neuropathic pain (CNP) in spinal cord injury (SCI) is recognized as severely compromising, in both adjustment after injury and quality of life. Studies indicate that chronic pain in SCI is associated with great emotional distress over and above that of the injury itself. Currently, little is known about the SCI patient's perception of the impact of living with chronic neuropathic pain.OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of CNP in SCI patients in relation with physical, emotional, psychosocial, environmental, informational, practical and spiritual domains, and to identify effective and ineffective pain coping strategies.METHODS:Three focus groups were conducted that included 24 SCI individuals living in the community. Participants were selected to maximize variation in terms of type of SCI, Frankel classification, years since onset of SCI, age and sex. The sessions were audiotaped and tapes were transcribed. A qualitative analysis of data involved a constant comparison approach, in which categories and themes were identified.RESULTS:Many complex themes emerged including: nature of pain; coping as process and product; medication failure; and the impact of CNP on physical, cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, social and life activities.CONCLUSIONS:Medication failure was identified as a common outcome, while strategies including use of warm water, swimming, increased activity and distraction provided temporary pain relief. Learning to live with the pain appeared to be related to acceptance of pain, which in turn seemed to facilitate adjustment. Further research is warranted to determine the process by which SCI patients learn to live with CNP and coping strategies that facilitate adjustment to CNP in SCI patients.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Pressure Pain Threshold and Coping Strategies in Patients with Fibromyalgia

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji-Young Song ◽  
Samuel Noh ◽  
Manfred Harth ◽  
Harold Merskey
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Pressure Pain Threshold ◽  
Pain Coping ◽  
Pain Thresholds ◽  
Pressure Pain ◽  
Behavioural Activity ◽  
Pressure Pain Thresholds ◽  
Pressure Algometer ◽  
And Coping

OBJECTIVE: To explore the hypothesis that the intensity of pain, pain thresholds and coping mechanisms differ between patients with fibromyalgia and those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in order to determine whether pain coping strategies contribute to the understanding of how patients adjust to fibromyalgia.METHODS: Thirty-eight fibromyalgia patients were compared with 15 RA patients regarding severity of pain, pain history, pressure pain thresholds (measured with a pressure algometer) and pain coping strategies (measured with the Coping Strategies Questionnaire [CSQ]).RESULTS: Fibromyalgia patients scored significantly higher than RA patients on severity of pain and had lower pain thresholds at three pairs of nontender sites than the RA group. Fibromyalgia patients were significantly different from RA patients with respect to catastrophizing and increasing behavioural activity, but this differentiation was not maintained with respect to the three main factors of the CSQ. Overall, both the fibromyalgia and RA groups resembled previous chronic pain populations. Depression and anxiety had strong negative correlations with the combined coping scores on the seven subscales (P<0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Patients with fibromyalgia may use some distinctive coping strategies and tend to manage their pain in many of the same ways as other patients with chronic pain.

The Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS) Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Bonino ◽  
Federica Graziano ◽  
Martina Borghi ◽  
Davide Marengo ◽  
Giorgia Molinengo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
And Coping

Abstract. This research developed a new scale to evaluate Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS). The aim of this study was to investigate dimensionality, item functioning, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the SEMS scale. Data were collected from 203 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (mean age, 39.5 years; 66% women; 95% having a relapsing remitting form of MS). Fifteen items of the SEMS scale were submitted to patients along with measures of psychological well-being, sense of coherence, depression, and coping strategies. Data underwent Rasch analysis and correlation analysis. Rasch analysis indicates the SEMS as a multidimensional construct characterized by two correlated dimensions: goal setting and symptom management, with satisfactory reliability coefficients. Overall, the 15 items reported acceptable fit statistics; the scale demonstrated measurement invariance (with respect to gender and disease duration) and good concurrent validity (positive correlations with psychological well-being, sense of coherence, and coping strategies and negative correlations with depression). Preliminary evidence suggests that SEMS is a psychometrically sound measure to evaluate perceived self-efficacy of MS patients with moderate disability, and it would be a valuable instrument for both research and clinical applications.

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