scholarly journals Exposure to a severe illness prototype, perceptions of severity, and coping responses

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 186
Author(s):  
Evangelos C. Karademas ◽  
Christoforos Thomadakis
Keyword(s):  
Lung Cancer ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Active Coping ◽  
Illness Severity ◽  
Severe Illness ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Coping Responses ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Perceived Illness ◽  
Illness Recognition

The aim of this experimental study was to examine the relationship of exposure to a lung cancer illness prototype to perceptions of illness severity, illness recognition, and coping responses. Two hundred and ten students were presented with Scenarios of a person suffering from lung cancer-related symptoms. Participants were randomly assigned in two groups: half were asked to think of themselves as the patient, and half of “someone else they know”. After each Scenario, participants were asked to respond to a set of questions regarding the perceived severity of symptoms, potential coping actions, and illness recognition. Repeated Measures MANOVAs, moderation analyses, correlations, and chi-square tests were used to analyse the data. According to the results, gradual exposure to more severe symptoms was related to increased perceived illness severity, increased possibility of using an active coping plan (e.g., care seeking), and more accurate illness recognition. Perceived illness severity was related to more active coping. Still, most participants inaccurately recognized an acute disorder in the majority of Scenarios. Participants in the other-person-group reported greater possibility of using active coping. The findings provide support to several of the Common Sense Model suggestions regarding the role of illness prototypes. They also indicate that illness prototypes are flexible, dynamic constructs that vary according to the specific aspects of the condition.

An Examination of Coping in Sport: Individual Trait Anxiety Differences and Situational Consistency

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter R. Giacobbi ◽  
Robert S. Weinberg
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Wishful Thinking ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Coping Responses ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Individual Trait ◽  
High Trait ◽  
And Coping

The purposes of the present investigation were to examine the coping responses of different subgroups of athletes (e.g., high and low trait anxious athletes), and to assess the consistency of athlete’s coping behaviors across situations. Two-hundred and seventy-three athletes completed the Sport Anxiety Scale (SAS) by Smith, Smoll, & Schutz (1990) and coping assessments in trait and state versions of the sport adapted COPE (MCOPE) by Crocker and Graham (1995). The state coping measures assessed coping responses of situations for which the athletes actually experienced. The results of three separate, doubly multivariate, repeated measures, MANOVA’s showed that high trait anxious athletes responded to stressful situations using different coping behaviors (e.g., denial, wishful thinking, and self-blame) than the low trait anxious athletes. In addition, coping appears to be more stable than situationally variable as Pearson correlational coefficients computed between the three measures ranged from 0.53 to 0.80. The results are discussed with regard to theoretical, research, and applied issues.

scholarly journals EMBRacing Racial Stress and Trauma: Preliminary Feasibility and Coping Responses of a Racial Socialization Intervention

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riana Elyse Anderson ◽  
Monique McKenny ◽  
Amari Mitchell ◽  
Lydia Koku ◽  
Howard C. Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Racial Socialization ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Black Families ◽  
Coping Response ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Program Satisfaction ◽  
Coping Responses ◽  
Response Data ◽  
And Coping

The goal of this article is to report initial feasibility and coping response data from a pilot study of a new five-session intervention (Engaging, Managing, and Bonding through Race [EMBRace]) for Black families utilizing racial socialization to address stress and trauma from racial encounters. Ten caregiver and youth dyads were enrolled and completed the EMBRace intervention. Feasibility was based on a closed-option survey for therapists as well as open-ended participant responses to program satisfaction post-intervention. Responses to stress management were assessed via repeated measures of self-reported coping strategies throughout the sessions. EMBRace was deemed to be acceptable by the majority of therapists and participants with regard to discussing racial encounters. Participant responses were categorized into five primary codes, including advice, clinician approach, program changes, likes, and dislikes. Participants’ coping data throughout the intervention indicates changes in the hypothesized direction (e.g., increased attention to and identification of stressor and decreased stress). The pilot data indicate the desirability of the intervention as well as useful participant feedback for future iterations of EMBRace.

scholarly journals How are the Portuguese coping with the mandatory confinement by COVID-19? Association between mental health and coping strategies

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarida Jarego ◽  
Filipa Pimenta ◽  
José Pais-Ribeiro ◽  
Rui M. Costa ◽  
Ivone Patrão ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Active Coping ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Coping Responses ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Positive Reframing ◽  
And Coping

Background. This study aimed at assessing the mental health status of adults living in Portugal during the national lockdown of March 2020 to May 2020, how study participants coped with stress during the national lockdown, as well as the association between coping responses and mental health status. Methods. 430 adults from the general population living in Portugal completed measures of mental health status and coping. Results. Participants reported a mental health status in the normal range. Most commonly used coping responses were acceptance, planning and active coping. The use of instrumental and emotional support, self-blame, venting, denial, behavioural disengagement, and substance use were associated with poorer mental health. Active coping, positive reframing, acceptance, and humour were associated with better mental health. However, only positive reframing and humour significantly predicted better mental health, while only substance use predicted poorer mental health. Conclusions. Findings suggest that there was not a significant negative impact of the Portuguese national lockdown in the adults living in Portugal. Findings supported positive reframing and humour as being adaptive coping responses in this context. These responses should be encouraged by healthcare professionals and targeted in the context of psychosocial intervention programs directed to most vulnerable populations.

Intervention based on functional analytic psychotherapy in a case of panic disorder with agoraphobia

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Augustini Pezzato ◽  
Alessandra Salina Brandão ◽  
Claudia Kami Bastos Oshiro
Keyword(s):  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Therapeutic Strategies ◽  
Behavioral Pattern ◽  
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy ◽  
Coping Responses ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Escape Behaviors

Therapeutic strategies described as effective for anxiety disorders include behavioral and cognitive-behavioral procedures of exposure and coping of aversive situations. However, considering that the behavioral pattern common in anxiety disorders is the phobic avoidance, the application of these strategies may difficult the adhesion or promote escape and avoidance of the therapeutic process. The Functional Analytic Psychotherapy is an alternative for dealing with these avoidance/escape behaviors and it can promote coping responses. This case report describes an analysis of the therapeutic relationship of a client with Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia. The intervention based on FAP was considered to help dealing with the avoidance behavior in the therapeutic process. Results show the efficacy of the procedures adopted and confirm the possibility of using FAP for improving the effectiveness of the empirically based psychotherapies.

Emotional reactions and coping responses of employees to a cyber-attack: A case study

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 ◽  
pp. 102298
Author(s):  
Patrick Stacey ◽  
Rebecca Taylor ◽  
Omotolani Olowosule ◽  
Konstantina Spanaki
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Cyber Attack ◽  
Coping Responses ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Effects of subjective successful aging on emotional and coping responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dannii Y. Yeung ◽  
Edwin K. H. Chung ◽  
Alfred H. K. Lam ◽  
Alvin K. K. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Adult Development ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Underlying Mechanism ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
Coping Responses ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Longitudinal Effects ◽  
Development And Aging ◽  
And Coping

Abstract Background Middle-aged and older adults are more vulnerable to hospitalization and mortality if they are infected with the COVID-19 virus. The present study investigates the longitudinal effects of subjective successful aging on middle-aged and older adults’ emotional and coping responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, and explores an underlying mechanism through perceived time limitation during the pandemic. Methods A sample of 311 Hong Kong Chinese middle-aged and older adults (Mage = 64.58, SD = 10.14, Range = 45–90 years) were recruited from an Adult Development and Aging Project and participated in a questionnaire study via an online platform or phone interview. Their levels of subjective successful aging, perceived time limitation, and emotional and coping responses to the pandemic were measured. Results The respondents who perceived themselves as more successful in aging process reported more positive and fewer negative emotions compared with their counterparts with lower levels of subjective successful aging. The mediation analysis showed that perceived time limitation could partially account for the effects of subjective successful aging on emotional and coping responses. Conclusions Findings of this study unveil the beneficial effects of subjective views of successful aging on emotional and coping responses to the pandemic through alleviating their perception of time limitation.

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