The Coping Process: Cognitive Appraisals of Stress, Coping Strategies, and Coping Effectiveness

This study examined the effectiveness of the reported coping responses utilized by 318 U.S. and 404 Korean athletes based on the Outcome model (i.e., considers perceived immediate and long-term outcomes) and the Goodness-of-Fit model (i.e., considers the fit between situational appraisal and coping strategies employed). Intercollegiate athletes provided information regarding frequency of psychological difficulties experienced during competition, their perceived controllability over such difficulties, and the reported coping strategies utilized to counter this particular stressor. Recursive path analyses revealed that both Active/Problem-Focused and Avoidance/Withdrawal coping were deemed immediately effective during competition. Active/Problem-Focused and Avoidance/Withdrawal coping strategies were, respectively, positively and negatively associated with all three long-term variables. Results partially supported the Goodness-of-Fit model among both Korean and U.S. athletes.

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Impact of COVID-19 on Food Insecurity and Coping Mechanisms of Marginalized People in Bangladesh

Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies - Handbook of Research on the Impact of COVID-19 on Marginalized Populations and Support for the Future ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-7480-5.ch016 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 241-254

Author(s):

Emadul Islam ◽

Ishtiaque Jahan Shoef ◽

Mehadi Hasan

Keyword(s):

Food Insecurity ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Coping Mechanisms ◽

Index Score ◽

Economic Recovery ◽

Panel Survey ◽

Food Needs ◽

And Coping ◽

The Impact

This chapter is part of an extensive panel survey conducted among the BRAC COVID-19 response HHs between April 2020 to September 2020. This chapter aims to describe the food insecurity status of BRAC-supported HHs and their coping strategies to combat the impact of COVID-19. A total of 6,086 HHs were interviewed in the 1st round (April 2020-June 2020), whilst these HHs were interviewed in the 2nd round (July 2020 to September 2020). Findings reveal that COVID-19 has created an unprecedented impact on HH food insecurity. The study prepared a food index score and found that 33% of HHs are extremely food insecure, whilst 19% are highly insecure. In terms of coping strategies to the current food needs of the HHs, dependency on the personal mechanism and institutional mechanisms were identified. The study argues that the COVID-19 crisis forces HHs into long-term loan burden, which may lead to another hurdle, causing delayed HHs economic recovery. Long-term GO and NGO sustainable economic recovery intervention could help marginalized people to build back better from COVID-19.

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Demographic Factors as Predictors of Coping Strategies among Police Officers

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2000.87.1.275 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 87 (1) ◽

pp. 275-283 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

George T. Patterson

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Regression Analysis ◽

Educational Attainment ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Police Officers ◽

Demographic Factors ◽

Ways Of Coping ◽

Coping Responses ◽

Ways Of Coping Questionnaire ◽

And Coping

This study examined the effects of demographic factors on coping responses among police officers. A sample of 233 police officers completed the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Folkman & Lazarus, 1988). The regression analysis showed that the higher the reported educational attainment, the more police officers reported coping which was emotion-focused and seeking social support. The rank of the officer was directly related to reported emotion-focused coping. These results are discussed relative to research on the relations of demographic factors and coping responses among police officers.

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Influence of stress and coping strategies on undergraduate students' performance

Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education ◽

10.1108/jarhe-03-2020-0066 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Luqman Oyekunle Oyewobi ◽

Gbolahan Bolarin ◽

Naomi Temitope Oladosu ◽

Richard Ajayi Jimoh

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Academic Stress ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Stress Coping ◽

University Administration ◽

Content Type ◽

Stress Coping Strategies ◽

And Coping

PurposeThis study examined the causes of academic stress amongst undergraduate students in the Department of Quantity Surveying to ascertain whether stress has an influence on their academic performance.Design/methodology/approachThis research explores the relationships between these constructs: academic stress, non-academic stress, coping strategies and academic performance, using a survey questionnaire to collect data from 190 undergraduate students in the Quantity Survey department. Descriptive statistics have been used to analyse the data and a path analytical approach has been adopted to evaluate the relationship between the constructs discussed in the paper.FindingsSignificant linear associations have been established between all the proposed paths and the outcome factor (p < 0.00). Coping strategies were an important mediator (p = 0.000), as they explained 32.9% of the association between academic stress and non-academic stress. However, the findings have shown that the stress faced by students is an optimal degree of stress that improves learning capabilities.Practical implicationsExplanation and clarification of the effects of academic and non-academic stress and coping mechanisms on the academic performance of university undergraduate students could help to reduce the risk of suicide amongst the teeming youths. It will also afford the university administration the opportunity to engender stress-free environment that is conducive for learning through the formulation of appropriate policies that promote “balanced learning” for the students. The outcome of this study may provide a launch pad for researchers who are interested in knowing how the possible causes of stress may impact on the health of university students.Originality/valueThe findings will be of great importance to the academic advisers and university administration in developing a flexible academic calendar and adopt policies that will eliminate academic stress and promote strategies to cope with non-academic stress. The study is the first attempt to examine academic stress, non-academic stress, coping strategies and academic performance in a single research in the Nigerian context due to limited literature found. This study has pedagogical implications to education practice by offering tertiary institutions the opportunity to appraise and device a means of managing students' stress by identifying their needs and increase students' coping skills based on prevailing modalities that give students' opportunities to strengthen the strategies of coping.

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Self-Esteem and Coping Responses of Athletes with Acute versus Chronic Injuries

Perceptual and Motor Skills ◽

10.2466/pms.1998.86.3c.1402 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 86 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1402-1402 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

David Wasley ◽

Curt L. Lox

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Coping Responses ◽

Chronic Injuries ◽

And Coping

6 athletes with acute and 6 with chronic injuries reported differences in measures of self-esteem and coping strategies following sport-related injury.

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RISK PERCEPTION, STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN TWO CATASTROPHE RISK SITUATIONS

Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal ◽

10.2224/sbp.2003.31.1.61 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 61-70 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Esperanza López-Vázquez ◽

Maria Luisa Marván

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Important Variable ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Stress Reactions ◽

Passive Coping ◽

Coping Responses ◽

Catastrophe Risk ◽

And Coping ◽

Industrial Risks

This study examined the influence of risk perception on stress reactions and coping strategies in 191 Mexican people who had experienced a catastrophe either natural (SR group) or industrial (IR group), and who are still exposed to the same kind of risks. Results showed that for the IR group and for people who rank industrial risks as the highest priority, from among a list of risks, the stress levels were higher and coping strategies were passive. There were significant correlations between feelings of insecurity and both stress level and passive coping strategies. The results demonstrate that risk perception is an important variable influencing both stress and coping responses in a catastrophe risk situation.

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Novice Teachers’ Challenges and Coping Strategies in Qatari Government Schools

International Journal of Learning Teaching and Educational Research ◽

10.26803/ijlter.19.9.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (9) ◽

pp. 118-142

Author(s):

Shaikha R AL-Naimi ◽

Michael H Romanowski ◽

Xiangyun Du

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Study ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Novice Teachers ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Government Schools ◽

Professional Challenges ◽

Active Communication ◽

And Coping ◽

Personal Challenges

This study examined the challenges novice teachers encountered in Qatari government schools and the coping strategies they adopt. A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 15 novice teachers during their initial years of teaching. The findings demonstrated that most participants faced several personal challenges and other challenges within and beyond the school. Findings also indicated that these teachers confronted these challenges using various coping strategies. The challenges facing novice teachers include teaching and classroom, government, and administrative, and professional challenges. Novice teachers' coping strategies included individual internal peace strategies, active communication, and changing environment. Finally, based on these findings, suggestions are provided to support novice teachers' long-term success in Qatari government schools or similar contexts.

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Drought Adaptation and Coping Strategies among Coffee Farmers in the Central Highlands of Vietnam

10.20944/preprints201812.0337.v1 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Phuong Le Nguyen ◽

Mau Dung Nguyen

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Land Use Planning ◽

Qualitative Data ◽

Short Term ◽

Coffee Production ◽

The World ◽

Coffee Farmers ◽

Central Highlands ◽

And Coping

Vietnam is the second largest coffee producer in the world, mostly from the Central Highlands region where water has been becoming a scarce resource. Since 2014, drought has been strongly affecting Central Highlands’ agriculture, particularly coffee production. The drought leads to changes in flowering, ripening and thus harvesting times of coffee. Coffee productivity has reduced about 50 percent. Ultimately, coffee quantity and quality is jeopardized which endangers coffee farmers who occupy 90 per cent of population and their livelihoods mainly rely on coffee. Most of coffee farmers have had to develop alternative strategies to respond to the drought. Based on quantitative and qualitative data collected from 50 coffee households in a community in the Central Highlands, this research has indicated that farmers had to find the ways to adapt as well as to cope with drought. The ways of adaptation and coping were diverse, including short, medium and long-term plans. To strengthen the adaptation and coping strategies of farmers with drought in the short term, it is recommended that authorities provide more technical and financial support to farmers. Furthermore, longer term strategies need to focus on land use planning, investment in irrigation schemes, and consolidated afforestation schemes in appropriate areas.

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Study of Stress and Coping Strategies in Competitive Entrance Exams Aspirants Attending Medical and Engineering Coaching Institutes in Delhi

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRY ◽

10.17762/itii.v9i2.413 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 789-802

Author(s):

Vanita Mann, Dr. G.N. Tiwari, Prof. Loknath Mishra

Keyword(s):

Coping Strategies ◽

Stress And Coping ◽

Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽

Stress Coping ◽

Full Time ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Entrance Exam ◽

Entrance Exams ◽

Stress Coping Strategies ◽

And Coping

Aims: To study the sources of stress of the medical and engineering competitive entrance exam aspirants attending coaching institutes in Delhi. Second, to study stress coping strategies used by the medical and engineering competitive entrance exams aspirants attending coaching institutes in Delhi. Third, to suggest some more stress coping strategies to parents and teachers. Methods: The study was descriptive in nature and cross-sectional study design was used. The study was conducted in August 2019.The population of the study consisted of the students preparing for medical and engineering competitive entrance exams who attend full time coaching institutes in Delhi and also attend their school. The sample of the study was 400 students, 200 each from medical and engineering coaching institutes in Delhi. A self -designed questionnaire was used to collect data. The questionnaire consisted of two sections, the first section consisted of questions related to sources of stress and the second section comprised of questions related to stress coping strategies practice by the medical and engineering competitive entrance exam aspirants attending coaching institutes in Delhi .The questions were open ended based on 4 point Likert Scale.The questionnaire was administered to students and they were asked to fill the questionnaire. A total of 380 students out of 400 completed the questionnaire. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics. Frequency and Percentage analysis of each item of the questionnaire was done. Mean score and standard deviation of each item of the questionnaire was compiled. Findings: The study findings indicated that majority of the students reported academic (48%) and parental (39%) stressors as sources of stress. However personal (8%) and environmental stressors (5%) also contributed as the sources of stress to the medical and engineering competitive entrance exams aspirants attending coaching institutes in Delhi. The aspirants cope stress by using strategies such as practising yoga , listening music, surfing the internet , talking to like –minded people , playing outdoor games , communicating with parents and doing meditation. Some other coping strategies suggested by the researcher are practice visualization, taking calming breathe, practice progressive muscle relaxation, get organised, trying self- hypnosis. Novelty: The study investigates stress and coping strategies in competitive entrance exams aspirants attending medical and engineering coaching institutes in Delhi . It throws light on adolescent’s stress and the coping strategies used by these adolescents; hence the study contributes in providing remedies to handle stress by the parents, students and teachers. The study also provides basis to researchers for further in depth study of stress faced by students preparing for other competitive entrance exams and also to those students who do not attend coaching institutes and still aspires to prepare for competitive exams.

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