Coping Strategies of Female Peer Leaders Participating in College Club Sports

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh A. Bryant ◽  
Damien Clement
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Peer Leaders ◽  
Sports Teams ◽  
Club Sports ◽  
Female Peer ◽  
The Many ◽  
Emotional Social Support

Leadership positions on club sports teams can be valuable roles for undergraduate students, providing the opportunity to develop leadership skills, maintain healthy habits, build friendships, and foster organizational connections in the college setting. Nevertheless, involvement in club sports has the potential to create stress over and above the many demands that college students often experience. The purpose of this study was to identify and explore the ways in which female club sports peer leaders cope with perceived stress. Interviews were conducted with participants ( N = 7) using a semi-structured interview guide comprised of five questions grounded in the existing literature on stress and coping. The findings revealed that participants primarily used emotion-focused strategies to cope with stress; strategies such as seeking emotional social support and avoidance were used more frequently than seeking instrumental/information social support. Five specific coping strategies are examined and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Unrevealed Depression Involves Dysfunctional Coping Strategies in Crohn’s Disease Patients in Clinical Remission

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caterina Viganò ◽  
Roberta Calzolari ◽  
Paola Marianna Marinaccio ◽  
Cristina Bezzio ◽  
Federica Furfaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Clinical Remission ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Instrumental Social Support ◽  
Emotional Social Support

Background and Aims. This study investigated the proportion of CD patients in clinical remission with clinical depression, and coping strategies in those with severe depressive disorders.Materials and Methods. One hundred consecutive CD patients in clinical remission were screened for anxiety and depression by using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and patients with depressive symptoms were further investigated by means of Cognitive Behavioural Assessment 2.0 and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Afterwards the coping strategies were assessed through the Brief-COPE questionnaire.Results. Twenty-one patients had anxious symptoms and 16 had depressive symptoms with or without anxiety. Seven of these patients (43.8%) showed significant depressive symptoms. Compared to patients without psychiatric disorders, these patients showed significant lower score in “positive reframing” (p: 0.017) and in “planning” (p: 0.046) and higher score in “use of instrumental social support” (p<0.001), in “denial” scale (p: 0.001), and in “use of emotional social support” (p: 0.003).Conclusions. Depressed CD patients in clinical remission may have dysfunctional coping strategies, meaning that they may not be able to implement functional strategies to manage at best stress related with their disease.

Symptoms, functioning and coping strategies in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who do not take antipsychotic medication: a comparative interview study

2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 2179-2188 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Jung ◽  
M. Wiesjahn ◽  
H. Wendt ◽  
T. Bock ◽  
W. Rief ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Antipsychotic Medication ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum ◽  
General Functioning ◽  
Spectrum Disorders ◽  
And Coping

BackgroundA considerable proportion of people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders do not take antipsychotic medication but seem to be functioning well. However, little is known about this group. To test the assumption that absence of medication is compensated for by more effective coping and increased social support, this study compared symptoms, functioning, coping strategies and social support in non-medicated and medicated individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders.MethodIn all, 48 participants with a DSM-IV schizophrenia spectrum disorder who were taking (n= 25) or not taking antipsychotic medication (n= 23) were included. Assessment consisted of self-ratings of symptoms, symptom-related distress and social support combined with a semi-structured interview that assessed general and social functioning, subjective evaluation of symptoms and coping strategies.ResultsSymptom severity and distress did not differ between the groups. However, the non-medicated participants had significantly higher levels of general functioning than medicated participants and a longer duration of being non-medicated was significantly associated with a higher level of general functioning. In contrast to the hypotheses, not taking medication was not associated with more effective coping strategies or with higher levels of social support. Medicated participants more frequently reported the use of professional help as a coping strategy.ConclusionsOur results corroborate previous studies finding improved functioning in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders who do not take medication compared with those who take medication, but do not support the notion that this difference is explicable by better coping or higher levels of social support. Alternative explanations and avenues for research are discussed.

scholarly journals Sources of Stress and Coping Strategies Among Undergraduate Nursing Students Across All Years

2021 ◽  
pp. 084456212110280
Author(s):  
Mélanie Lavoie-Tremblay ◽  
Lia Sanzone ◽  
Thalia Aubé ◽  
Maxime Paquet
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
And Coping

Background Undergraduate nursing students experience high levels of stress during their programs. The literature on their stress is extensive, however, what is less well-known are the specific sources of stresses for students in different years of study. Purpose The aim of this study is to understand nursing students’ sources of stress and coping strategies in each year of study. Method A transversal descriptive qualitative study was used. A sample of 26 undergraduate students attending a university in Montreal, Canada were recruited and participated in a semi-structured interview. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Results The sources of stress differed according to year of study and related significantly to the specific novelty of that year. For first-year students, their stress was related to their academic courses. High clinical performance expectations and a lack of time for their personal lives was a main source of stress for second-year students. The prospect of graduating and transitioning into the work environment caused stress for students in their final year. Students across all years of study utilized similar coping strategies. Conclusion The findings suggest that interventions can be developed to address the sources of stress experienced by nursing students in each year of study.

scholarly journals The relationship between body image disturbance and coping with stress in patients suffering from anorexia nervosa

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-260
Author(s):  
Anna Brytek-Matera
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Body Image Disturbance ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Body Experience ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Instrumental Social Support ◽  
Positive Reframing ◽  
Body Attitudes ◽  
Emotional Social Support

Abstract The objective of this study was to identify coping strategies that influence body attitudes in women with anorexia nervosa (n = 34). We used the BAT, the FRS and the Brief COPE. Coping strategies based on focus on and venting of emotions, positive reframing and seeking instrumental social support were predictive factors for the negative appreciation of body size. Seeking emotional social support, positive reframing and use of instrumental support constituted a risk profile for development of lack of familiarity with one’s body. Denial, focus on and venting of emotions, seeking instrumental social support positive reframing and humour are predictors of general body dissatisfaction. Emotion-oriented coping had an adverse effect on body attitudes and body experience among patients with anorexia

scholarly journals Exploring the Complexity of Coping Strategies Among People of Different Racial Identities

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-338
Author(s):  
Brittney K. Kawakami ◽  
Sabrina G. Legaspi ◽  
Deirdre A. Katz ◽  
Sarina R. Saturn
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Active Coping ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
White People ◽  
Collectivist Culture ◽  
Racial Identities ◽  
Instrumental Social Support ◽  
Emotional Social Support ◽  
The Relationship

Everyone responds to stress differently by using a wide variety of coping strategies. The current study (N = 898; 71.16% White, 13.36% Asian, 6.68% Black, 3.23% Multiracial, 5.57% Other) investigated the relationship between 12 coping strategies of the COPE Inventory (Carver et al., 1989) and 5 racial identities. As expected and in line with previous work, Asian and Black participants tended to use more religious coping ( p < .001), and Asian participants tended to use more restraint as a coping mechanism than White participants (p < .001). Our sample in this study, however, uncovered some novel trends. Interestingly, Asian participants tended to use a diverse mixture of coping strategies, including focusing on and venting of emotions (p = .04), instrumental social support (p = .02), active coping (p = .05), coping humor (p < .001), emotional social support (p = .03), and suppression of competing activities (p < .001). The use of these different coping strategies was counterintuitive due to the nature of Asian collectivist culture. The coping strategies of venting of emotions, instrumental social support, emotional social support, and suppression of competing activities active coping, in particular, challenge collectivist culture norms of emotional control and group harmony. Additional results are reported and explained. The current study suggests that coping strategies vary by racial identity and that people of color tend to utilize more coping strategies than White people.

Sexually Degrading Music Videos and Lyrics

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric L. Sprankle ◽  
Christian M. End ◽  
Miranda N. Bretz
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Rape Myths ◽  
Music Videos ◽  
Sexual Content ◽  
Sexual Stereotypes ◽  
Male Undergraduate ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Many ◽  
Sexually Degrading ◽  
Music Lyrics

Utilizing a 2 (lyrics: present or absent) × 2 (images: present or absent) design, this study examined the unique effects of sexually degrading music videos and music lyrics on males’ aggressive behavior toward women, as well as males’ endorsement of rape myths and sexual stereotypes. Under the guise of a media memory study, 187 male undergraduate students were randomly assigned to one of four conditions. Despite the many psychological theories predicting an effect, the presentation of sexually degrading content in a visual or auditory medium (or combination thereof) did not significantly alter the participants’ aggression and self-reported endorsement of rape myths and sexual stereotypes. The null findings challenge the many corporate and governmental restrictions placed on sexual content in the media over concern for harmful effects.

Mental Health of OEF and OIF Veterans: Influence of Coping Strategies, Social Support, and Resilience

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlie A. Phillips ◽  
Nicholas K. Lim ◽  
Brenda Nash ◽  
Christopher Kolb ◽  
Kathryn L. Pask
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies
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