Research and Implications for Practice: Religion, Well-Being/Morale, and Coping Behavior in Later Life

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilyn K. Holt ◽  
Mary Dellmann-Jenkins
2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-137
Author(s):  
T. Kryukova ◽  
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M. Zaporowska ◽  
A. Khazova ◽  
A. Samokhvalova ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-43
Author(s):  
E.V. Kuftyak

Attachment as the ability to form long-term close relationships provides protection and support at all ages, frees from anxiety and tension, and directly affects well-being and health. This study explored the relations between attachment and coping styles and hardiness in adults. The participants — 127 adults aged 18—77 — filled out the Relationships Questionnaire (Bartholomew, Horowitz, 1998), Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire (Fraley, Waller, Brennan, 2000), Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (Endler, Parker, 1990), and Hardiness Survey (Leontiev, Rasskazova, 2006; based on Maddi’s Personal Views Survey). The results showed that securely attached adults used coping aimed at problem solving and avoiding anxious thoughts less frequently. Fearful attachment style was related to the reduction of effort to change the situation, it increased the feeling of helplessness and disregard of vigorous activity. As for individuals with avoidant attachment anxiety they experienced in close relationships increased the feelings of rejection and the disposition to security.


Author(s):  
Marina Pryahina ◽  
Anton Dushkin ◽  
Natal'ya Goncharova ◽  
Yuriy Sharanov ◽  
Alexander Shakhmatov

Currently, police work is considered a stressful professional occupation that requires police officers to be able to cope with danger, uncertainty and unpredictability, which, together with other factors, determines the development of emotional burnout syndrome in police officers. The article presents a phenomenological analysis of the scientific positions of domestic and foreign authors, which allowed us to establish the characteristic manifestations of emotional burnout and establish the consistency of views on this phenomenon within the framework of three main directions: individual psychological, socio-psychological and organizational-psychological. The purpose of the study was to update and bring together views on a significant problem, the solution of which provides the subject of the law enforcement sphere with the preservation of working capacity, well-being, and psychological health. As a result of the conducted research, groups of factors of personal, organizational, role and motivational genesis that affect the development of emotional burnout are established. The features of emotional burnout of police officers are revealed, which are manifested in the reduction of the performance of official duties due to irrational or reduced emotional expression, a sense of dissatisfaction with oneself, personal alienation, depression, emotional lability, irritability, neuroticism with a tendency to spontaneous and reactive aggression. The protective and coping behavior of police officers is associated with the predominance of non-constructive coping of the antisocial, passive and manipulative type, as well as the priority use of the "regression"mechanism of psychological protection. On the basis of the conducted research, the directions of psychological prevention of emotional burnout of police officers are determined


2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanna Bruk ◽  
Galina Kuchterina

The problem of overcoming difficult, stressful situations in today’s fast-changing society deserves attention since the success of its solution depends on teenagers’ intellectual, emotional and personal well-being. The ability to cope with life’s difficulties is characterized by personality traits and individual behavior patterns which are being actively developed at this age. One of such traits is vitality that determines a person’s ability to withstand a stressful situation, while maintaining the internal balance without reducing the success of the activities. The teenagers’ reactions to non-standard crisis situations depend on the conscious or subconscious choice of the models of protective and coping behavior. The article presents the results of the studies on the relation between the general index of teenagers’ vitality and protective strategies of coping behavior which they need to overcome stressful situations. The term “resilience” in our study includes adolescent’s vitality, their use of a variety of protective strategies of coping behavior. The study involved 144 teenagers (66 boys and 78 girls) from the 8-th grade, aged 14-15 years on the basis of the secondary school № 5, Tyumen, Russia. To test the hypotheses of the study the diagnostic data of adolescents resulting from the application of methods “Vitality” by S. Muddy (adaptation D.A. Leontiev, E.I. Tales); questionnaire “Index lifestyle” R. Plutchik (adaptation L.I. Wasserman, O.F. Eryshev, Klubova E.B.); questionnaire “Strategies for overcoming stressful situations,” S. Hobfoll (adaptation N. Vodopyanova) were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Teenagers’ general vitality is closely linked with the psychological defense mechanisms such as negation, regression, replacement and rationalization, as well as coping strategies such as avoidance. The study has found no correlation of vitality with prosocial and antisocial actions in stressful situations. Therefore, the study of individual human resources, and resilience and vitality, in particular, is of particular importance today.


2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-53
Author(s):  
Mohd Zaliridzal Zakaria ◽  
Abdul Rashid Abdul Aziz ◽  
Nurhafizah Mohd Shukor ◽  
Muhammed Fauzi Othman ◽  
Mohd Azhar Abd. Hamid

Academic stress can have a negative effect on a student's cognitive, emotional and behavioural well-being. Furthermore, academic stress could also cause a decline in student’s academic performance. Therefore, it is necessary for the student to be able to cope and relieve stress. Religious coping strategies are one of the effective ways in overcoming academic stress. This study was aimed to explore and understand students' experiences of religious coping methods when facing academic stress. A qualitative method by using interview was used. A total of five respondents from the public universities were involved. The data from interviews were analysed by using thematic analysis from five respondents. This study discovered three specific religious coping behaviour that was employed to cope with academic stress; 1) worship in the heart, 2) worship verbally and, 3) worship by action. It has also identified three themes on the impact of religious coping on 1) cognitive, 2) emotional and 3) behaviour. From this study, it can be concluded that specific religious coping behavior which had been used by the students is helpful for them in coping with academic stress. The knowledge and awareness of the internal and external stressors also can help the students to identify the best solution and coping mechanism to manage the stress. These coping behaviours also help the students to have a better understanding of how religious coping can affect students in terms of cognitive, emotion and behavior.


Gerontology ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Meng Huo ◽  
Yee To Ng ◽  
Kira S. Birditt ◽  
Karen L. Fingerman

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Scholars have proposed that empathy is a key feature of strong social ties, but less is known about the role empathy plays when tensions arise. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> We examined whether older adults’ empathy was associated with (a) coping strategies for interpersonal tensions, and (b) mood when there were tensions throughout the day. We also explored whether coping strategies explained the potential buffering effect of empathy on older adults’ momentary mood. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Older adults (<i>N</i> = 302) from the Daily Experiences and Well-Being Study completed a baseline survey on empathy and coping strategies. They also completed ecological momentary assessments every 3 hours each day for 5–6 days, which included questions about interpersonal tensions and mood. This study considered tensions with close partners (e.g., family and friends) and with non-close partners (e.g., acquaintances and service providers). <b><i>Results:</i></b> In the face of interpersonal tensions, more empathic older adults reported using more constructive and less destructive coping strategies than less empathic older adults, regardless of their closeness to social partners. Being more empathic also buffered older adults’ mood when tensions occurred with close partners, but this buffering effect was not mediated by older adults’ general preference for coping strategies. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> This study advances our understanding of empathy and interpersonal tensions in later life, with a focus on daily experiences.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 638-638
Author(s):  
Meng Huo ◽  
Yee To Ng ◽  
Kira Birditt ◽  
Karen Fingerman

Abstract Scholars have proposed empathy as a key characteristic of strong social ties, but little is known about the role empathy plays when tensions occur in these ties. We examined whether older adults’ empathy was associated with their (a) coping strategies for interpersonal tensions, and (b) momentary mood when tensions occurred throughout the day. Data were from the Daily Experiences and Well-being Study. Older adults (n = 302) rated empathy, reported avoidant, constructive, and destructive coping strategies, and indicated tensions and mood every 3 hours each day over 5 to 6 days. More empathic older adults used constructive strategies more often and destructive strategies less often than less empathic older adults. Interpersonal tensions were associated with reduced positive mood throughout the day, but this link was attenuated by older adults’ empathy. This study advances our understanding of empathy and social experiences in later life with a focus on the negative moments.


GeroPsych ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Kaliterna Lipovčan ◽  
Tihana Brkljačić ◽  
Zvjezdana Prizmić Larsen ◽  
Andreja Brajša-Žganec ◽  
Renata Franc

Abstract. Research shows that engagement in leisure activities promotes well-being among older adults. The objective of the current study was to examine the relationship between subjective well-being (flourishing) and leisure activities (total number of different activities in the previous year) in a sample of older adults in Croatia, thereby considering the variables of sex, marital status, financial status, and self-perceived health. The differences in the examined variables between the groups of older adults who reported to be engaged in new activities with those who did not were also examined. The sample of N = 169 older adults aged 60 years and above was drawn from a convenience sample of adult internet users in Croatia. Participants reported their self-perceived health and the number of leisure activities they engaged in over the previous year as well as completing the Flourishing Scale. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that older adults who were engaged in more various leisure activities, who perceived better financial status, and who were married reported higher levels of flourishing. A comparison of the two groups of older adults with and without engagement in leisure activities showed that those engaged in at least one leisure activity were more likely to be women, reported higher levels of flourishing, and perceived their own financial status as better. This study indicated that engaging in leisure activities in later life might provide beneficial effects for the well-being of older adults.


2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Bonino ◽  
Federica Graziano ◽  
Martina Borghi ◽  
Davide Marengo ◽  
Giorgia Molinengo ◽  
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Abstract. This research developed a new scale to evaluate Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS). The aim of this study was to investigate dimensionality, item functioning, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the SEMS scale. Data were collected from 203 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (mean age, 39.5 years; 66% women; 95% having a relapsing remitting form of MS). Fifteen items of the SEMS scale were submitted to patients along with measures of psychological well-being, sense of coherence, depression, and coping strategies. Data underwent Rasch analysis and correlation analysis. Rasch analysis indicates the SEMS as a multidimensional construct characterized by two correlated dimensions: goal setting and symptom management, with satisfactory reliability coefficients. Overall, the 15 items reported acceptable fit statistics; the scale demonstrated measurement invariance (with respect to gender and disease duration) and good concurrent validity (positive correlations with psychological well-being, sense of coherence, and coping strategies and negative correlations with depression). Preliminary evidence suggests that SEMS is a psychometrically sound measure to evaluate perceived self-efficacy of MS patients with moderate disability, and it would be a valuable instrument for both research and clinical applications.


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