scholarly journals Some individual psychological characteristics as protective or risk factors for occurrence of conduct disorder

Psihologija ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-185
Author(s):  
Jasminka Markovic ◽  
Jelena Srdanovic-Maras ◽  
Valentina Sobot ◽  
Svetlana Ivanovic-Kovacevic ◽  
Sladjana Martinovic-Mitrovic
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Conduct Disorders ◽  
Individual Characteristics ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Healthy Siblings ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

Our study included 30 pairs of siblings aged 12-18 years; one sibling with and one without conduct disorder in each pair. The aim of the study was to assess individual characteristics of those siblings, i.e. to determine differences in psychological characteristics of the siblings with regard to locus of control, stress coping strategies and frequency and structure of behavioral problems and emotions. The results suggested significant differences in individual characteristics of children with conduct disorder and their healthy siblings. These results mainly confirm previous results of foreign research on a sample of our population. Exception of findings was related to strategies for coping with stress: religious behavior that didn?t turn out as a protective factor and avoiding confrontation and withdrawal which are shown as a protective factor. These results suggest the importance of individual psychological characteristics for the occurrence of conduct disorders and have implications in therapy and in preventive work with adolescents.

scholarly journals Evaluating empathy in adolescents with conduct disorders

2016 ◽  
Vol 73 (5) ◽  
pp. 429-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Kostic ◽  
Milkica Nesic ◽  
Miodrag Stankovic ◽  
Olivera Zikic ◽  
Jasminka Markovic
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Disorder ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Conduct Disorders ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Affective Empathy

Background/Aim. According to currently available data, there is no research dealing with evaluating empathy in adolescents with conduct disorders in our region. The aim of the research was to examine the differences in the severity of cognitive and affective empathy in adolescents with and with no conduct disorder, as well as to examine the relationship between cognitive and affective empathy and the level of externalization in adolescents with conduct disorder. Methods. This research was conducted on 171 adolescents, aged 15 to 18, using the Interpersonal Reactivity Index, Youth Self- Report and a Questionnaire constructed for the purpose of this research. Results. The results showed that adolescents with conduct disorder had significantly lower scores for Perspective Taking (t = 3.255, p = 0.001), Fantasy (t = 2.133, p = 0.034) and Empathic Concern (t = 2.479, p = 0.014) compared to the adolescents in the control group, while the values for Personal Distress (t = 1.818, p = 0.071) were higher compared to the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant. The study showed a statistically significant negative correlation between Perspective Taking and aggression (r = - 0.318, p = 0.003) and a negative correlation between Perspective Taking and the overall level of externalizing problems (r = -0.310, p = 0.004) in the group of adolescents with conduct disorder. Conclusion. This research contributes to better understanding of behavioral disorders in terms of individual factors, especially empathic reactivity. Preventive work with young people who have behavioral problems associated with empathy deficit disorder proved to be an important tool in preventing the development, or at least relieving the symptoms, of this ever more common disorder.

Stress coping strategies of university students

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1320-1336
Author(s):  
Bedri Yavuz Hatunoglu
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Positive Behaviors ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Keywords Stress ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this study is to examine university students' strategies for coping with stress in terms of various variables. The study was carried out with 215 girls, 86 boys and 301 people studying at Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University in the 2019-2020 academic year. According to the research findings; It was found that students resort to social support, which does not show a desperate approach to the events in which they are more optimistic and confident in their strategies to deal with stress. It has been observed that students have positive behaviors in their strategies to cope with stress, their irrational beliefs and personal control of university students and their thoughts about being externally supervised, and especially believing in luck and striving, are related to their styles of coping with stress. Opinions differed between university students' genders and the faculty variables they studied. Keywords: Stress, Stress Coping, Stress Coping Strategy, University students,

scholarly journals Selected determinants of spirituality among nurses

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29
Author(s):  
Alina Deluga ◽  
Beata Dobrowolska ◽  
Krzysztof Jurek ◽  
Grzegorz Nowicki ◽  
Barbara Ślusarska
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Ethical Sensitivity ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Spiritual Transcendence ◽  
Religious Attitude ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Socio Demographic Factors

AbstractIntroduction. Spirituality has a multi-dimensional nature which influences the professional activities of nurses in a caring profession.Aim. Identifying selected determinants of spirituality among nurses and their relationship with socio-demographic factors.Material and methods. Research was conducted in 2018 on 144 nurses. All of the respondents were active in their profession. The research was made with diagnostic survey method using standardized research tools, including a Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ), the Spiritual Transcendence Scale (STS), and the Brief Religious Coping (RCOPE) questionnaire, (BR).Results. It was established that age and professional seniority positively correlate with Religious Attitude (SDQ), p<0.05; Transcendence Proper (STS), p<0.01; and with positive religious stress-coping strategies (BR), p<0.01. It shows that a declaration of relationship to faith positively correlates with the subscales of the questionnaire (SDQ), i.e. Religious Attitude (r=0.247, p<0.01), Ethical sensitivity (rho=0.230, p<0.01), and Harmony (r=0.218, p<0.05). Moreover, a strong correlation was confirmed with Transcendence Proper (STS), r=0.40, p<0.01, and with positive religious strategies for coping with stress (BR), r=0.505, p<0.01, and declared relationship to faith.Conclusions. The dimensions of spirituality are significantly related to age, seniority, declaration of attitude to faith, and positive religious stress-coping strategies. Predictors of spirituality among nurses are place of residence, spiritual openness and negative religious stress-coping strategies.

scholarly journals Stress Coping Strategies for 8- and 9-year-old Children

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-15
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Cywińska
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Developmental Process ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Know How ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Early School ◽  
Emotionally Focused ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

Stress is an integral part of our lives. It also applies to our childhood. That is why it is so important to know how children cope with stress (how they learn coping strategies) and to equip them with the skill set to cope constructively with stressful situations throughout life. This article describes strategies for coping with stress that are characteristic for children at the end of early school education. They have been identified in the course of my own research aimed at characterizing child stress and relate to a fragment of research activities aimed at 8- and 9-year-old children. The research established that in some children the developmental process of coping with stress has started: children look for, investigate, and think how to cope with difficulties. In this struggle, however, they focus on people ho could be a source of support for them in coping with stressful situations. Among children’s stress coping strategies, an important role is also played by emotionally focused strategies, which are aimed at reducing negative emotions and arousing positive emotions.

scholarly journals Strategi Coping Stress pada Ibu Hamil di Masa Pendemi Covid 19

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 100-106
Author(s):  
Isnaeni Rofiqoch ◽  
Sawitri Dewi ◽  
Diah Atmarina Yuliani
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Community Health Center ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Coping Mechanism ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Collection Method ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Depth Interviews

Pregnancy is a time of determining the welfare and development of the fetus in the womb. During pregnancy many women experience psychological changes, so a method is needed to reduce the problems that arise during the pregnancy process, this method is called a coping strategy. The purpose of this study was to identify coping strategies for stress in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic in the South Purwokerto Community Health Center, Banyumas Regency. This research is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach. The data collection method in this research is carried out by in-depth interviews. This research is expected to be able to dig up information about what psychological problems are faced by pregnant women and how they solve the problems faced during the covid 19 pandemic. The main informant in the meantime is mother pregnant, supporting informants are midwives and family members (husband, mother or sibling) as triangulation. The results of this study stress coping strategies during pregnancy are needed to reduce problems during pregnancy. This strategy for coping with stress during pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic is carried out with the mechanism of Emotional Focused Coping and Problem Facus Coping. Although the Emotional Focused Coping mechanism is more dominantly used by pregnant women because pregnant women are women where women prioritize feelings over logic.

scholarly journals Positive Orientation and Strategies for Coping with Stress as Predictors of Professional Burnout among Polish Nurses

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (21) ◽  
pp. 4264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ewa Kupcewicz ◽  
Marcin Jóźwik
Keyword(s):  
Stress Coping ◽  
Professional Burnout ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Positive Orientation ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Northeastern Poland ◽  
Orientation Scale

Background: A psychological resource, positive orientation, may moderate stress and protect nurses from burnout. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of positive orientation and stress-coping strategies in predicting professional burnout among Polish nurses. Methods: A total of 1806 nurses employed in 23 hospitals in northeastern Poland participated in the study. The study used a standardized Positive Orientation Scale, Mini-COPE, and the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory. Results: On the stenographic scale, 21.8% of nurses had high levels of positive orientation, 46.8% were average, and 31.9% had low positive orientation. A total of 21.1% of respondents reported personal burnout. Most nurses reported work-related burnout (27%) and burnout in contacts with patients (28.4%) With increasing levels of positive orientation, nurses more often used adaptive strategies that focus on a problem and emotions. Personal burnout accounted for 16% of the variance of the dependent variable (β = −0.32; R2 = 0.16), which was slightly lower than work-related burnout (10% (β = −0.23; R2 = 0.10)), and burnout in contacts with patients (9% (β = −0.22; R2 = 0.09)). Conclusion: The reduced level of positive orientation proved to be the main determinant of the professional burnout of Polish nurses. Burnout-prophylactic programs should be geared towards developing individual psychological resources, including positive orientation and the acquisition of effective stress-coping skills.

scholarly journals Appraisal of Strategy Adopted by Construction Professionals for Coping with Stress

2019 ◽  
pp. 389-396
Author(s):  
Temidayo O. Osunsanmi ◽  
Ayodeji E. Oke ◽  
Clinton O. Aigbavboa
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Construction Firms ◽  
It Acceptance ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Third Dimension ◽  
Gathering Data

Stress has been identified as a significant hindrance to construction professional’s performance on site. Unfortunately, stress cannot be eliminated on site, but it can only be managed with different stress coping strategies. Therefore, this study aimed at appraising the strategy adopted by construction professionals for coping with stress. Although past studies have examined strategies adopted for dealing with the stress from two dimensions namely: problem-solving and emotional based stress coping strategies. This study introduced the third dimension and called it acceptance a hybrid of previous dimensions. It also appraised the strategy adopted by construction professionals for coping with stress based on their working experience. Convenience sampling method was used in gathering data from selected construction professionals in Lagos state Nigeria. A total of 62 questionnaires were obtained from the professionals out of 70 that were distributed. The data were analysed with statistical package for social science (SPSS version 24), using, mean score and Kruskal Wallis test. The findings from the Kruskal Wallis revealed that the strategy for coping with stress coping is dependent on the construction professionals working experience. The study concludes that communication is a crucial element for coping with construction stress. The study recommends that construction firms and project managers should provide opportunities for construction workers to communicate among themselves. The findings from this study will be useful for project managers and construction firms in Nigeria towards ameliorating the adverse effect of stress among construction professionals.

scholarly journals Stress coping strategies of university students

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 1320-1336
Author(s):  
Hatunoglu Bedri Yavuz
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Irrational Beliefs ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Positive Behaviors ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Keywords Stress ◽  
Academic Year

The purpose of this study is to examine university students' strategies for coping with stress in terms of various variables. The study was carried out with 215 girls, 86 boys and 301 people studying at Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University in the 2019-2020 academic year. According to the research findings; It was found that students resort to social support, which does not show a desperate approach to the events in which they are more optimistic and confident in their strategies to deal with stress. It has been observed that students have positive behaviors in their strategies to cope with stress, their irrational beliefs and personal control of university students and their thoughts about being externally supervised, and especially believing in luck and striving, are related to their styles of coping with stress. Opinions differed between university students' genders and the faculty variables they studied.   Keywords: Stress, Stress Coping, Stress Coping Strategy, University students,

scholarly journals Relationship between organizational and psychological characteristics of general secondary education institutions and headmasters' coping strategies

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (22) ◽  
pp. 102-109
Author(s):  
Yuliya Snigur ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Education ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Psychological Characteristics ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Social Support Seeking ◽  
Stress Coping Strategies

Introduction. The use of adequate stress-coping strategies by the headmasters of general secondary education institutions involves the study of these institutions' organizational and psychological characteristics that affect headmasters' choice of stress-coping strategies. Methods. The following instruments were used to collect and analyze data «How is your organization developing?» (V. Siegert, L. Lang, modification by L. Karamushka), «A Method of research into coping behavior in stressful situations» (S. Norman, D. Endler, D. James, M. Parker; adaptation by T. Krukova), and a passport-questionnaire. Aim: to analyze the relationship between organizational and psychological characteristics of general secondary education institutions and headmasters' stress-coping strategies. Results. Statistically significant relationships, both positive and negative, have been found between the organizational and psychological characteristics of general secondary education institutions and their headmasters' stress-coping strategies. It was shown that the higher the level of organizational development of general secondary education institutions, the more frequently their headmasters used such a coping strategy as social support seeking, but as the number of headmasters in one institution increased, the frequency of use of this coping strategy decreased. It was also shown that as the administrative status of the town/city where the general secondary education institution was located increased, the frequency of headmasters' use of such coping strategies as avoidance and distraction increased, too. Conclusions. The findings can be helpful in managing general secondary education institutions, in particular, in headmasters' choosing adequate stress-coping strategies.

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