الصمود النفسي و علاقته بإستراتيجيات مواجهة تحديات الحياة المعاصرة لدى النساء الأرامل بقطاع غزة = Psychological Resilience and It's Relationship with Coping Strategies of Contemporary Life Challenges among Widows in Gaza Strip

Author(s):  
عايدة شعبان صالح ◽  
ياسرة محمد أيوب أبو هدروس
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Crystal L. Park ◽  
Lucy Finkelstein-Fox ◽  
Beth S. Russell ◽  
Michael Fendrich ◽  
Morica Hutchison ◽  
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Journeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-62
Author(s):  
Nadia Caidi

Information phenomena and behaviors underlie every aspect of contemporary life, including spiritual/religious experiences. Pilgrimage as an information context provides insights into the nature of information and knowledge in the lives of individuals undergoing such transformational experiences. Findings based on interviews with twelve Hajj pilgrims suggest that their information practices are varied and transcend both individual (cognitive, affective) and social processes (through shared imaginaries and a wide network of people and resources). As pilgrims prepare for and complete the rituals, then return home, they make use of a range of coping strategies from triangulation and validation to information avoidance. Examining the information strategies of Hajj pilgrims provide us with insights into their processes of negotiating meaning in shifting and unknown contexts.


2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Sonnur Kuçuk Kiliç

<p>The aim of this research was to examine the psychological resilience and stress coping strategies of Karate athletes according to some demographic variables and to determine the relationship between them. A sample of 104 (54 females and 50 males, mean age 19.85±4.10 years) Karate athletes who trained in different sport clubs in Turkey were recruited. The <em>Brief Resilience Scale (BRS)</em> (Smith et al., 2008) and the <em>Stress Coping Scale (SCS)</em> (Sahin &amp; Durak, 1995) were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics, <em>t</em>-test and correlation analyses were used for data analysis. Participants’ psychological resilience was at mid-level, while the SCS <em>self-confident approach</em> and <em>seeking social support </em>sub-dimensions were at high and low level respectively. The athletes’ psychological resilience and stress coping strategies differed significantly according to gender. There was a positive and low significant correlation between experience and psychological resilience, in contrast a to negative and low significant correlation found between experience and <em>helpless</em> <em>approach</em> SCS sub-dimension. Middle and positive correlation was observed between age and psychological resilience. Finally, there were positive and middle significant correlations between psychological resilience and <em>self-confident</em> <em>approach</em> and <em>optimistic approach</em>, and a negative and middle significant correlation between psychological resilience and <em>helpless</em> <em>approach</em> SCS sub-dimensions.</p>


As the number of single mothers worldwide increases, their challenges and health issues were discussed in the previous literature. This systematic analysis aims to reveal mental health problems of single-mothers and discuss the adversities faced by them. Financial hardship was seemingly the most significant problem among the low incomes, unemployed and poor single mothers, which showed that poverty and mental health problems were inextricably related. Several factors were found in this study, which has led the single mothers to poverty, such as lowincome employment, large numbers of self-employment, unemployed, low education level, lack of adequate skills and age factor. In addition to that, numerous lines of research have indicated that low social support from the surrounding area was the factor of the distress of single mothers. Previous studies showed that single mothers use negative coping strategies, for example, consuming drugs, cigarettes, alcohol, and antidepressants to alleviate the effects of stressful life. These coping strategies were found to be harmful to their physical and mental health. Therefore, suggestions and recommendations are provided to improve the lives of single mothers and their children to accomplish quality of life.


2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 244-251
Author(s):  
Charlee N. Brissette ◽  
Z. Erum Whyne ◽  
H. Matthew Lehrer ◽  
Jihun Woo ◽  
Mary A. Steinhardt

Objectives: Native Americans have higher rates of mental health symptoms and chronic disease compared to the general population, partly due to historical loss (eg, land, language, culture). Few studies have examined strength-based characteristics that enable Native populations to cope with loss and reduce loss-related emotional symptoms (eg, anxiety, anger). Methods: We recruited 81 participants (mean age 47.9 years; 61% female) in a midwestern Anishinaabe community using convenience sampling. Participants completed questionnaires assessing historical loss, loss-related emotional symptoms, psychological resilience, and maladaptive and adaptive coping strategies. Hierarchical regression analyses examined associations of historical loss, psychological resilience, and coping strategies with loss-related emotional symptoms after controlling for demographics. Results: Historical loss ( β = .56, p < .001) and maladaptive coping strategies ( β = .23, p < .05) were positively associated with loss-related symptoms among Anishinaabe community members; psychological resilience was inversely associated with loss-related symptoms ( β = -.21, p < .05). Adaptive coping strategies ( β = .02, p > .05) were not associated with loss-related symptoms. Conclusions: Findings suggest that historical loss is associated with loss-related emotional symptoms in the Anishinaabe population. Public health programs that foster psychological resilience and reduce maladaptive coping strategies are needed to address these loss-related symptoms.


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