scholarly journals The association between stressful life events and perceived quality of life among women attending infertility treatments: the moderating role of coping strategies and perceived couple’s dyadic adjustment

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Clelia Zurlo ◽  
Maria Francesca Cattaneo Della Volta ◽  
Federica Vallone
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Infertility Treatments

Abstract Background Research highlighted that Stressful Life Events have high incidence among infertile patients and significant impact on physical and medical parameters related to reproductive functions, but their potential role among factors influencing the infertile patients’ perception of fertility-related Quality of Life (QoL) has not been explored. The present study aims to investigate the associations of Stressful Life Events (Stressful events in the family of origin, In family pre-existing pregnancy difficulties, Health problems in childhood) with perceived fertility-related QoL in women attending infertility treatments, examining the potential moderating role of adopted coping strategies and perceived couple’s dyadic adjustment. Methods A questionnaire consisting of Socio-demographics and Infertility-related characteristics, Stress-inducing events in the couples’ lives Questionnaire (FLS), Coping Orientations to Problem Experienced (COPE), Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), and Core and Treatment subscales of Fertility Quality of Life (FertiQoL) was administered to 266 women attending infertility treatments. A descriptive correlational design with cross-sectional comparison was used. Results Logistic Regression Analyses after adjusting for socio-demographic and infertility-related characteristics revealed that women who reported Stressful events in the family of origin and In family pre-existing pregnancy difficulties were more likely to report lower levels of perceived Core QoL, while women who reported Health problems in childhood were more likely to report lower levels of perceived Treatment QoL. Couple’s dyadic adjustment and specific coping strategies were significantly associated with perceived Core and Treatment QoL and they also significantly moderated the associations between stressful life events and perceived QoL. Conclusions Data provided original evidence on the strong association between stressful life events and perceived fertility-related QoL also highlighting individual and couples’ resources to define counselling interventions with women attending infertility treatments.

scholarly journals The role of coping in the relationship between stressful life events and quality of life in persons with cancer

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas V. Merluzzi ◽  
Andrea Chirico ◽  
Samantha Serpentini ◽  
Miao Yang ◽  
Errol J. Philip
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Is Atopy Related to Neuroticism, Stress, and Subjective Quality of Life?

2009 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biserka Radošević-Vidaček ◽  
Adrijana Košćec ◽  
Marija Bakotić ◽  
Jelena Macan ◽  
Jasminka Bobić
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Skin Prick Test ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Positive Skin Prick Test ◽  
Subjective Quality Of Life ◽  
Positive Skin ◽  
Prick Test

Is Atopy Related to Neuroticism, Stress, and Subjective Quality of Life?Different psychosocial characteristics have been associated with allergic disorders. The aim of this study was to examine whether atopic constitution and reports of allergic symptoms were related to personality trait of neuroticism, exposure to stressful life events and estimates of quality of life. Atopy was determined by skin prick test and reports of nasal and pulmonary allergy-related symptoms. Actively working individuals of both genders took part in the study (n=145, age range: 20 to 66 years). The participants were divided in three groups. The first group was composed of those with negative skin prick test and without symptoms (n=57), the second of those with positive skin prick test but without symptoms (n=28), and the third of those with positive skin prick test and symptoms (n=60). The groups did not differ significantly in neuroticism, exposure to stressful life events, or quality of life. Women reported more pronounced neuroticism and anxiety, higher exposure to stressful life events, and were less satisfied with their environment than men. In our sample of active workers we found no association of neuroticism, exposure to stressful life events, and quality of life with atopy and allergic symptoms.

scholarly journals Causal relationshipsamongperception of Life Stressful Events, Self-efficacy, Coping Strategies, Stress and Life Attributions among Higher Diploma Students at Assiut College of Education

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 502
Author(s):  
Afaf M. Geis ◽  
Mostafa A. Elhudaybi
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
And Coping

The study aimed to test a model of the relationship between perception of stressful life events and perceived self-efficacy as well as coping strategies with life attributions of higher diploma students at Assiut faculty of education by testing direct and indirect effects between perceiving stressful life events and the study variables. In addition, the study aimed to find out whether there are differences in perceived self-efficacy and coping strategies as well as attributionsbetween those with positive and negative perception of stressful life events.Also, differences in perceiving stressful life events were tested across classes of the demographic variables: gender, specialization, place of living, and marital status. The sample included 410 students. Results showed that there was a causal relationship in which perception of stressful life events was affected by perceived self-efficacy (direct effect is .631, indirect effect is .356), by coping strategies (direct effect is .676, indirect effect is .313), and life attributions (direct effect is .781, indirect effect is .211). There were significant differences in perceived self-efficacy, and coping strategies as well as the problem centered coping strategies in favor of those with positive perception of stressful life events. There were significant differences in the perception of stressful life events due to demographic variables including place of living and specialization in favor of humanities majors and those who lived in cities. 

scholarly journals Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Relationship Between Stressful Life Events and Quality of Life in Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldy Martin-Gutierrez ◽  
Jan L. Wallander ◽  
Yuzhu (June) Yang ◽  
Sarah Depaoli ◽  
Marc N. Elliott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Racial Ethnic

Linking dispositional mindfulness and positive psychological processes in cancer survivorship: A multivariate path analysis.

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (31_suppl) ◽  
pp. 237-237
Author(s):  
Anna Catherine Beck ◽  
Eric Garland ◽  
Paul Thielking ◽  
Shelley White
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Dispositional Mindfulness

237 Background: Research indicates dispositional mindfulness is linked with positive psychological outcomes. This disposition, which is malleable through training, is characterized by the tendency exhibit nonjudgmental and nonreactive awareness of one’s thoughts, emotions, and present moment sensory-perceptual experience. Although this trait has been linked with salutary outcomes in the broader mental health literature, less is known about the trait of mindfulness in cancer survivors and how it may be linked with indices of psychological and physical health relevant to cancer survivorship. Methods: We conducted a multivariate path analysis of cross-sectional data from a heterogenous sample of cancer patients (N = 97) to test a conceptual model linking dispositional mindfulness with cancer-related quality of life via positive psychological processes. Results: We found that patients with higher levels of dispositional mindfulness were more likely to pay attention to positive experiences (β = 0.47), a propensity which was associated with positive reappraisal of stressful life events (β = 0.46). Patients who endorsed more frequent positive reappraisal had a greater sense of sense of meaning in life (β = 0.43) and savored rewarding or life affirming events (β = 0.45). In turn, those who engaged in high levels of savoring had better quality of life (β = 0.33) and suffered from less emotional distress (β = -0.54). Overall model fit was excellent, χ2/df= 1.18; CFI = 0.99; RMSEA = 0.04 (0.00, 0.12). Conclusions: The data support our hypothetical model of the processes by which mindfulness promotes psychological flourishing in the face of cancer. Dispositional mindfulness appears to broaden attention from a myopic focus on illness to encompass previously unattended positive features of the social and natural environment. With this broader set of information from which new, more adaptive situational appraisals may be generated, mindfulness may engender positive reappraisals of stressful life events and promote sense of meaning in life. When sustained over time, these processes may propel an upward spiral of positive cognition-emotion interactions with salutary consequences for cancer survivorship.

The Association Between Stressful Life Events and Asthma-Specific Quality of Life

CHEST Journal ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (4) ◽  
pp. 812S
Author(s):  
Connie Archea ◽  
Patricia P. Katz ◽  
Irene H. Yen ◽  
Gillian Earnest ◽  
Edward H. Yelin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life

Stress, coping strategies and social support in patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome prior to disease onset: a retrospective case–control study

2008 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Karaiskos ◽  
C P Mavragani ◽  
S Makaroni ◽  
E Zinzaras ◽  
M Voulgarelis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Disease Onset ◽  
Primary Sjögren’S Syndrome ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Primary Sjogren’S Syndrome

Objectives:Previous evidence suggests the role of psychological stress in triggering the onset of autoimmunity. We aimed to investigate whether stress following major and minor life events could precede the onset of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). The role of coping strategies and social support, as compensating buffering mechanisms, was also explored.Methods:47 patients with pSS were compared with two control groups: 35 patients with lymphoma (disease controls, DC) and 120 healthy controls (HC) with disease onset within the previous year. All subjects completed questionnaires assessing the occurrence of major and minor stressful events, coping strategies and social support prior to disease onset. Data analysis was performed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression models.Results:A higher number of patients with pSS reported the occurrence of negative stressful life events prior to disease onset compared with patients with lymphoma and HC, while the number and impact of daily hassles did not differ between the three groups. Coping strategies were defective and the overall social support was lower in patients with pSS compared with DC and HC groups. In the multivariate model, pSS status was associated with maladaptive coping and lower overall social support relative to DC and HC, as well as with an increased number of negative stressful life events compared with HC but not DC.Conclusions:Prior to disease onset, patients with pSS experience high psychological stress following major negative life events, without developing satisfactory adaptive coping strategies to confront their stressful life changes. Lack of social support may contribute to the relative risk of disease development.

scholarly journals How different stressors affect quality of life: An application of multilevel latent class analysis on a large sample of industrial employees

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Awat Feizi ◽  
Roqayeh Parsaei ◽  
Hamidreza Roohafza ◽  
Masoumeh Sadeghi ◽  
Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Large Sample ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Negative Impacts

Abstract Background and objectives: Quality of Life (QoL) indicates individual's perception of the physical, psychological and social aspects of health. The association between QoL and all stressful life events 'dimensions has not been investigated among industrial employees. The present study aimed at investigating the association between stressful life events and QoL in a large sample of Iranian industrial employees.Methods: In a cross-sectional study, 3063 manufacturing employees in Isfahan, Iran were recruited. QoL was measured by Euro-QoL five dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D). Stressful life events were assessed by an Iranian validated stressful life event questionnaire (SLE). Multilevel latent class regression was employed for classifying participants based on QoL and for determining its association with stressful life events.Results: Two classes of employees i.e. low (comprised 20% of participants) and high QoL (80%) were identified. Also, from 11 eleven dimensions of stressful life events two major domains i.e. socioeconomic and personal stressor profiles were identified. Multilevel latent class regression's results showed that the higher scores of social (OR:1.14, 95% CI: 1.12, 1.16) and personal (OR:2.36, 95% CI: 1.87, 2.98) stressor domains were significantly associated with increased risk of being in poor QoL class. Among personal and socioeconomic stressors, health concerns and daily life dimensions had higher significant association with poor QoL. Conclusions: Results of our study indicated that life stressors have negative impacts on QoL of employees. Personal stressors showed higher negative impacts than socioeconomic on QoL. Managing the stressors has an effective role on improving the QoL of employees, their physical and mental health and indirectly enhances the organizational performance and job productivity.

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