Pain coping styles of nontraditional female athletes

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Meyers ◽  
Anthony E. Bourgeois ◽  
Arnold D. Leunes ◽  
Shane Hudson
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Pain Coping

Pain Coping Styles Of Nontraditional Female Athletes

2009 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 300
Author(s):  
Michael C. Meyers ◽  
C. Matthew Laurent ◽  
Arnold D. LeUnes ◽  
Anthony E. Bourgeois
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Pain Coping

PAIN COPING STYLES OF BALLET PERFORMERS

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S217 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Encarnacion ◽  
M. C. Meyers ◽  
N. D. Ryan ◽  
D. G. Pease
Keyword(s):  
Coping Styles ◽  
Pain Coping

PAIN COPING STYLES OF ATHLETES

2001 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. S168
Author(s):  
M C. Meyers ◽  
A E. Bourgeois ◽  
A LeUnes
Keyword(s):  
Coping Styles ◽  
Pain Coping

Coping Styles of Headache Sufferers

Cephalalgia ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Siniatchkin ◽  
M Riabus ◽  
M Hasenbring
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychological Factors ◽  
Behavioral Treatment ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Predictor Variable ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Pain Coping

Psychological factors are important in the chronification and aggravation of headaches. We studied 90 patients suffering from migraine, chronic daily headache (CDH) evolved from migraine, and episodic or chronic tension-type headache (TTH). Emotional, cognitive, and behavioral pain coping were assessed using the Kiel Pain Inventory (KPI), Beck's Depression Inventory, the State-Trait-Anxiety Inventory, and Quality of Life Questionnaire. In addition, the clinical course of headache was analyzed using a validated headache diary. The results were as follows. Firstly, the KPI is reliable internally for the assessment of pain-coping strategy employment among headache patients. Secondly, migraine sufferers were characterized by pronounced psychological abnormalities during the headache phase, demonstrating a less adaptive coping behavior. This was in contrast to the TTH patients, who showed more general distress manifesting in elevated anxiety and lower quality of life. The only factor which appeared to be essential for differentiating between migraine and TTH was the intensity of headache. Thirdly, chronic TTH and CDH evolved from migraine demonstrated more pronounced psychological disabilities and more severe clinical courses of headaches than episodic TTH or nontransformed migraine. The predictor variable for transformation of migraine was impairment of well-being/quality of life, and for transformation of TTH, the frequency of headaches and depression. Finally, analgesic misuse seems to be less important for chronification and transformation of headaches than the degree of psychological disability. This study draws attention to the role of psychological factors in the chronification of TTH and transformation of migraine and provides some recommendations for the behavioral treatment of chronic headaches.

scholarly journals Styles of Pain Coping Predict Cardiovascular Function Following a Cold Pressor Test

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 219-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert R Edwards ◽  
Roger B Fillingim
Keyword(s):  
Pain Catastrophizing ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Cardiac Contractility ◽  
Cold Pressor Test ◽  
Cold Pressor ◽  
Cardiovascular Responses ◽  
Pain Coping ◽  
Cold Pain ◽  
Pressor Test ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND: While many studies have examined the impact of pain-related coping in adjustment to chronic pain, relatively few have evaluated the physiological consequences of differences in pain-coping styles.OBJECTIVE: The association between strategies for coping with pain and cardiovascular functioning following exposure to painfully cold water was evaluated.METHODS: Impedance cardiography was used to assess cardiovascular functioning in 50 healthy subjects before and after a cold pressor test.RESULTS: The self-reported use of active pain-coping strategies was associated with reductions in mean arterial pressure and cardiac contractility from pre- to post-cold pressor. In contrast, higher levels of pain catastrophizing were related to increases in cardiac contractility following acute cold pain. Importantly, coping variables predicted cardiovascular responses, whereas characteristics of the noxious stimulus (pain tolerance time and pain ratings) did not.CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the importance of coping styles in shaping physiological responses to pain and suggest that interventions targeting increases in adaptive coping and decreases in pain catastrophizing may reduce pain's adverse impact.

PAIN COPING STYLES OF MALE OLYMPIC DEVELOPMENTAL SOCCER ATHLETES

1999 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S217
Author(s):  
W. P. Taylor ◽  
M. C. Meyers ◽  
A. LeUnes ◽  
A. E. Bourgeois ◽  
C. C. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Coping Styles ◽  
Pain Coping

Factors Influencing Body Image in Female Adolescent Athletes

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Mary E. Pritchard ◽  
Gregory S. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Psychological Health ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Body Image Dissatisfaction ◽  
Female Adolescent ◽  
Health Habits ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Physical And Psychological Health ◽  
The Impact

Recent research has noted an increase in body image dissatisfaction among adolescents and adults. One group that seems to be particularly at risk for body image dissatisfaction is female athletes. However, few studies have examined what factors might influence body image dissatisfaction in female athletes. The present study surveyed 146 female high school athletes to determine which factors influence their body image. We found that body image related to several physical and psychological health variables, including physical ailments, negative health habits, stress, fatigue, anger, tension, depression, confusion, negative affect, and use of ineffective coping styles. Finally, several parental health habits related to female body image including maternal smoking and maternal and paternal nutrition habits. In sum, coaches and parents need to emphasize healthy habits, as well as effective coping strategies when dealing with female athletes. In addition, parents must realize the impact they have on their daughter’s body image.

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