Improving Chinese Teachers’ Stress Coping Ability through Group Sandplay

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Sun ◽  
Yunxia Qu ◽  
Jun Wu ◽  
Jing Yu ◽  
Weike Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Chinese Teachers ◽  
Passive Coping ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

AbstractTeachers are burdened by high work pressure, suggesting the need for an effective stress coping system to support them. The present study evaluated the effectiveness of coping strategies currently utilized by teachers and explored the potential contribution of group sandplay to coping. The study was led by a group of experienced therapists and sandplay practitioners. Two hundred teachers served as participants, equally divided into two groups: An experimental sandplay group (EG) and control group. Both groups received a 3-hour tutorial on the psychological pressure at work, reactions to it, and physical/mental symptoms resulting from overwhelming pressure, and were introduced to the working principles and process of sandplay. EG participants then engaged in group sandplay for three consecutive days. The Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire was used as an objective measure of participants’ coping styles. Therapists’ and practitioners’ observations were used as subjective information, including the scenes and themes created by participants, individual performance during sandplay activities, and feedback regarding changes to stress coping strategies. We compared participants’ pre-and post-test stress coping strategies. The results revealed a significant improvement in the EG sample at the shift from passive coping (pre-test M = 1.94, 95% CI [1.83–2.05]; post-test M = 0.96, 95% CI [0.92–1.00]) to active coping (pre-test M = 1.76, 95% CI [1.69–1.83]; post-test M = 2.41, 95% CI [2.29–2.53]). Overall, our findings support the conclusion that group sandplay effectively improved Chinese teachers’ overall stress coping abilities.

EFFECTS OF STRESS COPING STRATEGIES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES DURING SPEECHES IN JAPANESE AND ENGLISH

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kumi Hirokawa ◽  
Akihiro Yagi ◽  
Yo Miyata
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Active Coping ◽  
Blink Rate ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
High Group ◽  
Passive Coping ◽  
Japanese Male ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationships between personal levels of active and passive coping through physiological and psychological responses during stressful tasks. Participants were 78 Japanese male and female undergraduate students. They were assigned to give 3-minute speeches in Japanese and English. Their ECG and EOG were measured, and their anxiety and nervousness were assessed. Before the experiment, each participant's tendency to use active or passive coping strategies was assessed by a questionnaire. The results showed that passive coping was related to blink rate, anxiety, and nervousness. Active coping was related to nervousness. Based on the median score for passive coping, participants were classified as high (n=37) or low (n=41). The high group had a significantly increased blink rate and anxiety level compared to the low group. Passive coping strategies increased nervousness; however, active coping strategies may have had a moderating effect on nervousness.

scholarly journals Occupation and correlation between perceived quality of work life, emotional intelligence and coping strategies in university graduates

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-427
Author(s):  
Martha Luz Páez-Cala ◽  
José Jaime Castaño-Castrillón
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Work Life ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Quality Of Work ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

Introduction: Emotional intelligence is a decisive factor for adaptation to the work environment.Objective: To inquire into the employment location and the correlation between perceived quality of work life, emotional intelligence and stress coping strategies in graduates of a university from Manizales.Materials and methods: Analytical cross-sectional design. From a population of 1 245 graduates, 149 were asked about their working conditions using the CVP35 questionnaire on quality of work life, the TMMS-24 questionnaire on emotional intelligence, and the CRI-Y questionnaire on stress coping strategies.Results: 88.6% of the respondents work; 51.7% of them have a full-time job. In the CVP35, 53% of the participants were classified in the “quite a lot” category for the workload domain, 63.1% for the intrinsic motivation domain, 51.7% for the managerial support domain, and 4% for the perceived quality of life domain. Regarding the TMMS-24 questionnaire, 59.1% should improve their perception, 48.3% have an adequate level of comprehension, and 51% have adequate regulation. The level of emotional intelligence positively influences both the perception of quality of work life (QWL) and the type of stress coping strategies that are used.Conclusions: Emotional intelligence has a significant influence on young professionals’ perception of QWL, and thus on their work performance; therefore, their comprehensive training requires the inclusion of emotional competences in the different curricula in order to counteract the negative effects of work stress to improve their perception of QWL, so that, this way, they have a better work performance and a higher productivity when they enter the labor market.

scholarly journals Stress-Coping Strategies and Factors Related Distress among Japanese Physicians

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichiro OTSUKA ◽  
Yoshitaka KANEITA ◽  
Osamu ITANI ◽  
Sachi NAKAGOME ◽  
Maki JIKE ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

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scholarly journals Prevalence of psychological stress and adopted coping strategies among healthcare workers in King Saud Medical City (KSMC)

BJPsych Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (S1) ◽  
pp. S238-S239
Author(s):  
Mohammed Binnwejim ◽  
Atheer Alhumade
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Medical City ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
High Level

AimsThe present study aims at investigating the level of stress among Saudi healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the present study sought to identify the coping strategies adopted by Saudi healthcare workers to alleviate the stress related to COVID-19 pandemic.MethodA descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in the period between September and November/2020. A sample of 381 healthcare workers (Physicians, nurses, and technicians) were recruited from King Saud Medical City (KSMC). Both Perceived Stress Scale-4 (PSS-4) and BRIEF-COPE scale were used to assess the levels of stress and the stress coping strategies, respectively. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the healthcare workers’ responses about the COVID-19 related stress and their adopted coping strategiesResultThe results of the study showed that there was a moderate to high level of COVID-19 related stress (11.64 ± 0.73) among the Saudi healthcare workers. In addition, it was found that planning (3.89 ± 0.61), positive reframing (3.69 ± 0.77), venting (3.39 ± 1.01), and emotional support (3.27 ± 0.63) were the most adopted coping strategies by the healthcare workers to overcome and reduce the stress levelsConclusionThe study concluded that both problem-focused and emotion-focused stress coping strategies were the most commonly adopted coping strategies among Saudi healthcare workers in KSMC. The study recommends increasing the number of the healthcare workers in the KSMC, in addition to increasing the healthcare workers’ knowledge, awareness and practice of the stress coping strategies, especially in crisis events, such as COVID-19 pandemic.

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