Responsible Assertion and Coping with Stress

1981 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 557-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Schill ◽  
Carmen Toves ◽  
Nerella Ramanaiah
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
College Men ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
And Coping

The present study sought to determine whether assertion moderated the effects of stressful life events for 91 college men. Results suggest that the 21 responsible assertors (high scores for assertion and interpersonal trust) coped better with stressful events than the 26 non-responsible assertors (high scores for assertion and low scores for interpersonal trust).

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. 

Humor Preference and Coping with Stress

1984 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 309-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Schill ◽  
Shawn O'Laughlin
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
And Coping

The present study was done to determine whether humor preference was related to how well one copes with stressful life events. Ranked preference for sexual humor was related to efficient coping for male ( n = 79) but not female ( n = 74) college students. Results were seen as consistent in part with Freud's theory of humor.

scholarly journals Using Focus Groups to Explore the Stressful Life Events of Black College Men

2007 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daphne C Watkins ◽  
B. Lee Green ◽  
Patricia Goodson ◽  
Jeffrey Joseph Guidry ◽  
Christine A Stanley
Keyword(s):  
Focus Groups ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
College Men ◽  
Black College ◽  
Stressful Life

scholarly journals STRESSFUL LIFE-EVENTS AND COPING STRATEGIES IN OLD AGE: A COMPARISON BETWEEN SPAIN AND PUERTO RICO

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. 862-862
Author(s):  
L. Rubio ◽  
H.A. Vera ◽  
C.G. Dumitrache ◽  
I. Rosario
Keyword(s):  
Puerto Rico ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Do “Dark” Personality Features Buffer Against Adversity? The Associations Between Cumulative Life Stress, the Dark Triad, and Mental Distress

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 215824401882238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minna Lyons ◽  
Kate Evans ◽  
Samuli Helle
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Life Stress ◽  
Mental Distress ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Online Study ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

Stressful life events have a major impact on adverse mental health outcomes, although not all individuals are equally affected. According to the buffering hypothesis, there may be personality traits that protect individuals against mental distress in the face of adversity, playing thus a moderating role between life stressors and mental distress. In the present online study ( N = 574), Dark Triad of personality (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) were investigated as moderators between cumulative stressful life events and mental distress (i.e., psychosis, anxiety, and depression). Those who experienced more stressful events during lifetime, and scored higher in Machiavellianism, had higher scores on a psychosis instrument. Narcissism buffered the impact of stressful events on psychosis and depression. The results are discussed in terms of unique profiles associated with each of the traits.

scholarly journals Moderate emotional reactions to stressful life events are associated with lowest risk of increased alcohol consumption: evidence from the Whitehall II study

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 754-758
Author(s):  
Nadya Dich ◽  
Stacey N Doan
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Major Life

AbstractBackgroundResearch investigating the associations between stress-related negative emotions and alcohol consumption often assumes a linear dose–response relationship. Based on the current theories of emotions, we questioned this assumption and hypothesized that both very low and very high levels of negative emotional response (NER) to stressful life events are related to increased alcohol consumption.MethodsWe used data from Phases 1 (1985–88) and 2 (1989–90) of the British Whitehall II study. At both phases, participants reported on their alcohol consumption, recent stressful events and the NER to the events. Two thousand and sixteen participants without recent stressful events at baseline were selected. Logistic regression was used to model the association between emotional response at baseline and increased frequency of alcohol consumption between the two phases.ResultsThe likelihood of increased alcohol consumption increased with the number of recent stressful events. Among participants with at least one event, 17% increased alcohol consumption, compared with 14% of those who reported no events. Participants with average NER were at lowest risk (14%) of increasing alcohol consumption after major life events. Those with highest NER were significantly more likely to increase alcohol consumption (20%) than those with average NER, but the difference between those with highest NER and those with lowest NER (17%) was not statistically significant.ConclusionsIncreases in alcohol consumption following stressful events are least likely if people experience moderate levels of NER to events. Negative emotions in moderate doses should not be regarded as a risk factor for unhealthy behaviours, but rather a potentially protective factor.

Repression-Sensitization and Coping with Stressful Life Events

1982 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 602-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Schill ◽  
A. E. Adams ◽  
Demoyne Bekker
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Do positive or negative stressful events predict the development of new brain lesions in people with multiple sclerosis?

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. N. Burns ◽  
E. Nawacki ◽  
M. J. Kwasny ◽  
D. Pelletier ◽  
D. C. Mohr
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Brain Lesions ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Mri Scans

BackgroundStressful life events have long been suspected to contribute to multiple sclerosis (MS) disease activity. The few studies examining the relationship between stressful events and neuroimaging markers have been small and inconsistent. This study examined whether different types of stressful events and perceived stress could predict the development of brain lesions.MethodThis was a secondary analysis of 121 patients with MS followed for 48 weeks during a randomized controlled trial comparing stress management therapy for MS (SMT-MS) to a waitlist control (WLC). Patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans every 8 weeks. Every month, patients completed an interview measure assessing stressful life events and self-report measures of perceived stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms, which were used to predict the presence of gadolinium-enhancing (Gd+) and T2 lesions on MRI scans 29–62 days later. Participants classified stressful events as positive or negative. Negative events were considered ‘major’ if they involved physical threat or threat to the patient's family structure, and ‘moderate’ otherwise.ResultsPositive stressful events predicted decreased risk for subsequent Gd+ lesions in the control group [odds ratio (OR) 0.53 for each additional positive stressful event, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.30–0.91] and less risk for new or enlarging T2 lesions regardless of group assignment (OR 0.74, 95% CI 0.55–0.99). Across groups, major negative stressful events predicted Gd+ lesions (OR 1.77, 95% CI 1.18–2.64) and new or enlarging T2 lesions (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.11–2.23) whereas moderate negative stressful events, perceived stress, anxiety and depressive symptoms did not.ConclusionsMajor negative stressful events predict increased risk for Gd+ and T2 lesions whereas positive stressful events predict decreased risk.

scholarly journals Association between common stressful life events and coping strategies in adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 307
Author(s):  
Fathola Mohamadian ◽  
Yousef Veisani ◽  
Zahra Jalilian ◽  
YasamanZahra Sadeghifard
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Stressful Life ◽  
And Coping
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