Trait anxiety and coping style as predictors of pre-operative anxiety

This study examined relationships between competitive trait anxiety and coping strategies among ballet dancers. Participants were 104 classical dancers (81 females and 23 males) ranging in age from 15 to 35 years (mean 19.4 years; SD 3.8 years) from three professional ballet companies, two private dance schools, and two university dance courses in Australia. Participants completed the Modified COPE scale and the Sport Anxiety Scale. Trait anxiety scores, in particular for somatic anxiety and worry, were significant predictors of 7 of the 12 coping strategies (wishful thinking, R2 = 42.3%; self-blame, R2 = 35.7%; suppression of competing activities, R2 = 27.1%; venting of emotions, R2 = 23.2%; denial, R2 = 17.7%; effort, R2 = 16.6%; active coping, R2 = 14.3%). Approximately 96% of dancers could be classified correctly as high or low trait-anxious from their reported coping style. No significant effects of gender or status (professional versus students) were found. Findings showed that high trait-anxious athletes tend to use more maladaptive, emotion-focused coping strategies compared with low trait-anxious athletes, a tendency that has been proposed to lead to negative performance effects. Dancers who are by nature anxious about performance may need special attention to help them to learn to cope with performance-related stress.

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Perfectionism, Optimism--Pessimism, and Coping Style Among College Students

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e526492006-001 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Michael Mo

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Coping Style ◽

And Coping

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Risk communication: The roles of message appeal and coping style

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.6327 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 45 (5) ◽

pp. 773-784 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mikyoung Kim ◽

Yoonhyeung Choi

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Risk Communication ◽

Coping Style ◽

Coping Styles ◽

Message Processing ◽

News Stories ◽

Emotional Appeals ◽

Main Effect ◽

Message Appeals ◽

And Coping

We examined the main effect of message appeal (emotional and logical) and coping style (monitors and blunters) and the interaction effect between the two on risk message processing outcomes. Participants were 74 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who read news stories about tornadoes, then rated their risk message processing outcomes. Results showed that emotional appeals led to a higher risk perception, probability of risk occurrence, and more accurate recognition memory than did logical appeals. Further, we found significant interaction effects between message appeal and coping style on risk perception. When message appeals were emotional, monitors perceived a higher risk and probability of risk occurrence than did blunters; however, when message appeals were logical, this difference between monitors and blunters disappeared. The findings suggest that (a) emotional appeals should be included in risk communication and (b) coping styles should be considered in effective risk communication.

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Externalizing and internalizing symptoms and coping strategies in young victims of abuse

Current Psychology ◽

10.1007/s12144-021-01996-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Juan Manuel Moreno-Manso ◽

Mª. Elena García-Baamonde ◽

Eloísa Guerrero-Barona ◽

Mª. José Godoy-Merino ◽

Mónica Guerrero-Molina ◽

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Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Coping Style ◽

Internalizing Symptoms ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Externalizing Symptoms ◽

Protective Measures ◽

And Coping ◽

The Relationship ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing Symptoms

AbstractThis research analyses the internalizing and externalizing symptoms and the coping strategies of young victims of abuse. These young people are in residential care under protective measures due to abuse. The participants were 61 youths (32 male and 29 female) between 12 and 17 years of age. Different works of research stress the need for an early identification of the psychopathological symptomatology that these adolescents may present in order to provide an adequate psycho-educational intervention. The relationship between the adolescents’ psychopathological symptomatology and the coping strategies and styles they use to resolve problems is studied. It is also analyzed whether internalizing and externalizing problems predict the style and coping strategies of adolescents. Two tests were used: 1. Child and Adolescent Evaluation System (SENA); 2. Adolescent Coping Scales (ACS). The results indicate that young victims of abuse have internalizing and externalizing symptoms. These adolescents are characterized by an unproductive coping style, as well as by the use of coping strategies that are not very functional and ineffective for resolving conflicts. The psychopathological symptomatology is related to and predicts an unproductive coping style, badly adapted to solving daily problems (worrying, blaming oneself, not coping, ignoring the problem, or keeping it to oneself). This research has allowed us to identify the presence of several areas of vulnerability in these young persons which could be playing an important role in their psychosocial maladjustment. The research suggests the design of intervention strategies, for both groups and individuals, aimed at mitigating and modifying the sources of the problems in victims of child abuse.

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