Assessment of the cognitive attentional syndrome in children: an adaptation of the CAS-1

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Nicoline Normann ◽  
Marie Louise Reinholdt-Dunne ◽  
Martin Stolpe Andersen ◽  
Barbara Hoff Esbjørn
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Thinking Styles ◽  
Treatment Change ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Metacognitive Beliefs ◽  
Treatment Changes ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Abstract Background: Research suggests that the metacognitive model is applicable to clinical child populations. However, few measures related to the model are available for younger age groups. A key concept of the model is the cognitive attentional syndrome (CAS), which encompasses the individual’s worry and rumination, maladaptive coping strategies, and metacognitive beliefs. While the CAS has been successfully measured in adults, this has not yet been attempted in children. Aims: The aim of this study was to adapt a measure of the CAS for use with children and investigate the measure’s associations with anxiety, worry, depression and metacognitions. Methods: Our study included 127 children with anxiety disorders aged 7–13 years. The adult measure of CAS was adapted for use with children and administered at pre- and post-treatment. We examined the correlations between variables and the ability of the CAS measure to explain variance in anxious symptomatology, as well as the measure’s sensitivity to treatment change. Results: The adapted measure, CAS-1C, displayed strong associations with overall anxiety, depression, worry and metacognitions. The CAS-1C explained an additional small amount of variance in anxiety and worry symptoms after accounting for metacognitions, which may be due to the measure also assessing thinking styles and coping strategies. Furthermore, the measure displayed sensitivity to treatment change. Conclusions: The child measure of the CAS is a brief tool for collecting information on metacognitive beliefs and strategies that maintain psychopathology according to the metacognitive model, and it can be used to monitor treatment changes in these components.

scholarly journals Differences in Personality, Defense Styles, and Coping Strategies in Individuals with Depressive Disorder According to Age Groups Across the Lifespan

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 911-918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miae Oh ◽  
Jong-Woo Kim ◽  
Nan-He Yoon ◽  
Seong Ae Lee ◽  
Sang Min Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorder ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Defense Styles ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Analysis of the Differential Relationship between the Perception of One’s Life and Coping Resources among Three Generations of Bedouin Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orna Braun-Lewensohn ◽  
Sarah Abu-Kaf ◽  
Khaled Al-Said ◽  
Ephrat Huss
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Coping Resources ◽  
Stress Appraisal ◽  
The Past ◽  
Positive Reframing ◽  
Rapid Changes ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Differential Relationship

Bedouin society has undergone rapid changes over the past decade. The younger generation of Bedouin women is better educated, which has enabled them to enter different professions, increased their incomes and elevated their social status. We examined the sense of coherence (SOC) and its components of meaningfulness, manageability and comprehensibility as well as the use of coping strategies among Bedouin women from three age groups. We also investigated the coping resources and strategies before determining the relationships between these variables in the three groups. One hundred ninety-six women participated in the study. Differences were found mostly between the oldest age group (61 years and older) and the two younger groups (21–40 and 41–60 years old). The oldest women reported less meaningfulness and used less positive reframing, planning, humor and acceptance. In terms of coping strategies, venting was used more by the youngest group whereas behavioral disengagement was used more by the oldest group. In the younger groups, SOC and its components were positively correlated with the use of coping strategies that are considered to be adaptive and with emotional support. However, the correlations between these factors were negative among the oldest group, which points to non-adaptive coping strategies used by these women. These results are discussed in light of the salutogenic, stress-appraisal and coping theories.

Metacognitive Beliefs and Coping Strategies of Suicide Attempters

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nakşidil Yazıhan ◽  
Orhan Çınar ◽  
Hayri Canbaz ◽  
Mehmet Ak
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Suicide Attempters ◽  
Metacognitive Beliefs ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak on the Behavior of Families in Italy: A Focus on Children and Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Uccella ◽  
Elisa De Grandis ◽  
Fabrizio De Carli ◽  
Maria D'Apruzzo ◽  
Laura Siri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Sleep Difficulties ◽  
Risk Categories

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed individuals' lifestyles to a great extent, particularly in Italy. Although many concerns about it have been highlighted, its impact on children and adolescents has scarcely been examined. The purpose of this study was to explore behavioral consequences and coping strategies related to the pandemic among families in Italy, by focusing on developmental ages from the caregivers' perspective, 3 weeks into quarantine. An exploratory cross-sectional online survey was conducted over 14 days. Google Forms was employed to conduct the survey. Demographic variables and pre-existing Psychological Weaknesses (PsW) were asked. Adults' sleep difficulties (SleepScore) and coping strategies during quarantine were assessed. Behavioral changes related to quarantine of both subjects completing the form (COVIDStress) and their children (when present) were questioned. Of the 6,871 respondents, we selected 6,800 valid questionnaires; 3,245 declared children aged under 18 years of age (caregivers). PsWs were recognizable in 64.9% among non-caregivers and in 61.5% of caregivers, with a mean PsW score of 1.42 ± 1.26 and 1.30 ± 1.25 over 3 points, respectively. The 95.5% of the non-caregivers and the 96.5% of caregivers presented behavioral changes with a mean COVIDStress of 3.85 ± 1.82 and 4.09 ± 1.79 over 8, respectively (p<0.001). Sleep difficulties were present in the 61.6% of the non-caregivers and in the 64.4% of the caregivers (p < 0.001), who showed higher SleepScores (2.41 ± 1.26 against 2.57 ± 1.38 points over 6, p < 0.001). COVIDStress (and SleepScore) strongly correlated with PsW (p < 0.001). Caregivers observed behavioral changes in their children in the 64.3% of the <6 years old and in 72.5% of 6–18 years old. Caregivers' discomfort related to quarantine (COVIDStress, SleepScore) was strongly associated to behavioral changes in both age groups of <6 and 6–18 (p < 0.001). Presence of caregivers' coping strategies was less associated to behavioral changes in the <6 sample (p = 0.001) but not in the 6–18 (p = 0.06). The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted families in Italy with regard to behavioral changes, especially in high-risk categories with PsWs and caregivers, especially the ones with children aged <6 years. While coping strategies functioned as protective factors, a wide array of stress symptoms had implications for children's and adolescents' behaviors. It is recommended that public children welfare strategies be implemented, especially for higher-psychosocial-risk categories.

Cognitive-Behavioral Schemes and Their Repercussion Anxiety Personality Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 207-213
Author(s):  
Nelly Koleva
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Scientific Work ◽  
Automatic Thoughts ◽  
Cognitive Behavioral ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Negative Automatic Thoughts ◽  
Negative Thoughts ◽  
Individual Strategies ◽  
And Coping

This scientific work addresses two important aspects of personality with anxiety disorders - cognitive-behavioral patterns and the ability of the anxious person to deal with them. The specific research objective is focused on clarifying the substantive dimensions of negative automatic thoughts, positive thoughts such as the contraversion of negative thoughts and coping strategies in persons with anxiety disorders (panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder) and in subjects studied without or with mild anxiety. Identifying relationships between automatic thoughts, anxiety, self-efficacy, and coping strategies. The results obtained are entirely oriented towards consultative practice and training technologies. Based on theoretical analysis and empirical research, the main goal is to: study the influence and interconnections between negative automatic thoughts, the influence of positive thoughts such as the contraversion of negative thoughts, anxiety, coping assessment - strategies for coping with unwanted thoughts in teens with anxiety disorders and in persons without anxiety or mild anxiety. This would lead to a better understanding of the problematic of cognitive-behavioral schemes and the identification of individual strategies to deal with unwanted negative thoughts and the creation of more appropriate individual and group therapeutic interventions to assist learners. In support of the accepted hypothesis, there is an association between personal inability and desire for change and the negative self-concept in students. The low self-esteem and powerlessness of teenagers in new conditions has been confirmed. A statistically significant correlation between these factors was found in the subjects with anxiety disorders.

Anxiety, depression and coping strategies in adolescence: psychometric issues and proposal of a reduced version

2009 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarida Gaspar de Matos ◽  
Aristides Ferreira ◽  
Gina Tomé ◽  
Ana Inês Borges ◽  
Dina Manso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Anxiety Depression

scholarly journals Assessment Of The Anxiety, Depression And Coping Strategies In Diagnosed Cancer Patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-6
Author(s):  
Jincy Jose ◽  
Blessy Antony ◽  
Usha Ukande
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Across the world, there are people who suffer from different types of cancers. These patients suffer problems of anxiety and depression as the commonest psychological problems. Therefore, an exploratory study was conducted to assess the anxiety, depression and coping strategies in diagnosed cancer patients in selected hospital of Indore. Samples of 50 patients both males and females were taken for the study using non-probability purposive sampling technique. Assessment of data was done using standardized tools i.e. Hamilton's anxiety scale, Beck's Depression inventory and a set of 5 open ended questionnaire for the patients. Statistical findings revealed that there was no association between the level of anxiety and the socio demographic variables. The findings of the study revealed that majority of the cancer patients suffer from symptoms of anxiety (23 out of 50 patients, 46%) and depression (19 out of 50 patients, 38%) in their daily life. To adapt to these stressful conditions patients can use a wide range of diversional methods or coping strategies. In the study, it was found that patients used different coping strategies like watching television, engaged in spiritual activities and spending time with friends being the commonest methods.

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