scholarly journals Stress and coping strategies in a sample of South African managers involved in post-graduate managerial studies

2000 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Judora J. Spangenberg ◽  
Mark R. Orpen-Lyall
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
South African ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Social Support Seeking ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
And Coping

To examine the relationships between stress levels and, respectively, stressor appraisal, coping strategies and bio- graphical variables, 107 managers completed a biographical questionnaire. Experience of Work and Life Circumstances Questionnaire, and Coping Strategy Indicator. Significant negative correlations were found between stress levels and appraisal scores on all work-related stressors. An avoidant coping strategy explained significant variance in stress levels in a model also containing social support-seeking and problem-solving coping strategies. It was concluded that an avoidant coping strategy probably contributed to increased stress levels. Female managers experienced significantly higher stress levels and utilized a social support-seeking coping strategy significantly more than male managers did. Opsomming Om die verband tussen stresvlakke en, onderskeidelik, taksering van stressors, streshanteringstrategiee en biografiese veranderlikes te ondersoek, het 107 bestuurders n biografiese vraelys, Ervaring vanWerk- en Lewensomstandighedevraelys en Streshanteringstrategieskaal voltooi. Beduidende negatiewe korrelasies is aangetref tussen stresvlakke en takseringtellings ten opsigte van alle werkverwante stressors. 'nVermydende streshantermgstrategie het beduidende variansie in stresvlakke verklaar in n model wat ook sosiale ondersteuningsoekende en pro-bleemoplossende streshanteringstrategiee ingesluit het. Die gevolgtrekking is bereik dat n vermydende stres- hanteringstrategie waarskynlik bygedra het tot verhoogde stresvlakke. Vroulike bestuurders het beduidend hoer stresvlakke ervaar en het n sosiale ondersteuningsoekende streshanteringstrategie beduidend meer gebnnk as manlike bestuurders.

Development of Coping Strategies From Childhood to Adolescence

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heike Eschenbeck ◽  
Steffen Schmid ◽  
Ines Schröder ◽  
Nicola Wasserfall ◽  
Carl-Walter Kohlmann
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Developmental Changes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Support Seeking ◽  
Support Seeking

Abstract. Extensive research exists on coping in children and adolescents. However, developmental issues have only recently started to receive more attention. The present study examined age differences and developmental changes in six coping strategies (social support seeking, problem solving, avoidant coping, palliative emotion regulation, anger-related emotion regulation, and media use) assessed by a coping questionnaire (German Stress and Coping Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents, SSKJ 3–8; Lohaus, Eschenbeck, Kohlmann, & Klein-Heßling, 2006 ) in middle/late childhood and early adolescence. At the initial assessment, 917 children from grades 3 to 7 (age range 8–15 years) were included (cross-sectional sample). Three cohorts (grades 3–5 at baseline) were traced longitudinally over 1½ years with four assessments (longitudinal sample: n = 388). The cross-sectional coping data showed significant effects for grade level in four coping strategies. Older children scored higher in problem solving and media use, and lower in avoidant coping. Seventh graders scored lower than fourth and fifth graders in social support seeking. Longitudinal data confirmed time effects and cohort effects indicating developmental changes. Increases over time were found for problem solving and media use; decreases were found for avoidant coping and anger-related emotion regulation. For social support seeking, an increase within the youngest cohort (grades 3–5) was found. Developmental trends (in cross-sectional and longitudinal data), with especially strong increases for problem solving or declines in avoidant coping in the youngest cohort, differed for the two studied stressful situations (social, academic) but were independent of the child’s gender. To conclude, particularly in the age range of 9–11 years relevant developmental changes toward a more active coping seem to appear.

Coping Strategies: Gender Differences and Development throughout Life Span

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 1089-1098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Meléndez ◽  
Teresa Mayordomo ◽  
Patricia Sancho ◽  
José Manuel Tomás
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Emotional Coping ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Social Support Seeking ◽  
Support Seeking

Development during life-span implies to cope with stressful events, and this coping may be done with several strategies. It could be useful to know if these coping strategies differ as a consequence of personal characteristics. This work uses the Coping with Stress Questionnaire with this aim using a sample of 400 participants. Specifically, the effects of gender and age group (young people, middle age and elderly), as well as its interaction on coping strategies is studied. With regard to age, on one hand, it is hypothesised a decrement in the use of coping strategies centred in problem solving and social support seeking as age increases. On the other hand, the use of emotional coping is hypothesised to increase with age. With respect to gender, it is hypothesised a larger use of emotional coping and social support seeking within women, and a larger use of problem solving within men. A MANOVA found significant effects for the two main effects (gender and age) as well as several interactions. Separate ANOVAs allowed us to test for potential differences in each of the coping strategies measured in the CAE. These results partially supported the hypotheses. Results are discussed in relation to scientific literature on coping, age and gender.

Coping Strategies Used by Syrian Refugees in Jordan

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 396-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatmeh Ahmad Alzoubi ◽  
Ahmed Mohammad Al-Smadi ◽  
Yazeed Mohammad Gougazeh
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Chronic Illnesses ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Total Income ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Support Seeking ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
Study Participants

This study examined the coping strategies used by Syrian refugees in Jordan in relation to their demographics. A cross-sectional correlational study was conducted with a convenient sample of 550 Syrian refugees. Out of all the study participants, 88% reported seeking social support, 64.5% reported using avoidance, and 39.5% reported using problem solving. Participants who were male, single, and younger, and who had a higher education and a higher total income were satisfied with their income, were employed and free of chronic illnesses, and had higher problem-solving scores. Higher social support-seeking scores were associated with being female, older, and widowed; having a lower education and lower total income; being dissatisfied with their income; being nonemployed; and having chronic illnesses. A number of significant predictors were identified for each coping strategy. The results of this study could be used to formulate programs and develop services regarding the stressors encountered by Syrian refugees and their coping strategies.

scholarly journals Coping with my own way: Mediating roles of emotional expression and social support seeking in the associations between individual differences and posttraumatic growth

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 205510291984659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelson CY Yeung ◽  
Tak Sang Chow
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Individual Differences ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Interdependent Self ◽  
Social Support Seeking ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
And Coping

This study examined the associations between individual differences and posttraumatic growth, and coping strategies as mediators among 454 trauma-exposed American college students. Results showed that relational-interdependent self-construal, optimism, emotional expression, and social support seeking were associated with higher posttraumatic growth. Moreover, social support seeking and emotional expression partially mediated between relational-interdependent self-construal and posttraumatic growth, such that relational-interdependent self-construal was associated with posttraumatic growth through increased support seeking and emotional expression. However, the association between optimism and posttraumatic growth was partially mediated only by increased emotional expression, but not social support seeking. Findings imply that individual differences may facilitate posttraumatic growth through different coping mechanisms.

Coping, Social Support, and injury: Changes Over Time and the Effects of Level of Sports involvement

2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 290-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynne H. Johnston ◽  
Douglas Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Normal Functioning ◽  
Type Design ◽  
Sports Involvement ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
Changes Over Time ◽  
Over Time

Objectives:To examine the coping strategies used after injury and the provision of and satisfaction with social support as functions of sport involvement and stage of rehabilitation.Design/Patiesits:Complete data were available at 3 points (beginning, middle, and end of formal rehabilitation) for 93 patients, all of whom had sustained injury restricting normal functioning for at least 21 days.Results/Conclusions:Coping varied as a function of stage in rehabilitation, with patients deploying all strategies more at the beginning of rehabilitation. There was little variation in coping and social support, although those more involved in sport adopted a support-seeking coping strategy to a greater extent. Irrespective of sports-involvement status, women were more satisfied with practical and emotional support. Those who were more involved in sport were judged by their physiotherapists to be better adherents. Adoption of an emotional discharge coping strategy was negatively associated with adherence throughout rehabilitation.

scholarly journals The moderating role of seeking social support on coping styles and perceptions of organizational justice: A study with French and Turkish students

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 845-862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rémi Finkelstein ◽  
Jale Minibas-Poussard ◽  
Marina Bastounis
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Interactional Justice ◽  
Cross Cultural Comparison ◽  
Social Support Seeking ◽  
Justice Perceptions ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The University

We examined the relationship between perceived organizational justice and coping styles in a cross-cultural comparison. Data were collected from university students in Paris, France (individualist culture; N = 192, age M = 21.6) and Istanbul, Turkey (collectivist culture; N = 251, age M = 22). The questionnaire (adapted from Colquitt, 2001) included ratings of distributive, procedural, and interactional justice at the university, and a coping style inventory (Vitaliano, Russo, Carr, Maiuro, & Becker, 1985) measuring preference for problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping and seeking social support. In the Turkish data social-support seeking was higher than in the French sample and it was positively correlated with justice perceptions. When seeking social support was linked to problem-focused coping, it was also linked to a more positive evaluation of justice in the Turkish, but not the French data.

Social Support and Coping Style Differences in Subjects High and Low in Interpersonal Trust

1986 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 584-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glenn D. Grace ◽  
Thomas Schill
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
Interpersonal Trust ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Social Support Seeking ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
Effects Of Stress ◽  
And Coping

Subjects high in trust have been shown to cope more effectively with stress than subjects low in trust. To provide possible explanations of the process by which trust moderates the effects of stress, subjects high and low in trust were compared on a number of variables of social support and coping behavior. Although both groups were similar in the number of supportive transactions experienced in the last month, subjects high in trust viewed both friends and family as more supportive and engaged in more social support-seeking and less dysfunctional coping behavior than subjects low in trust. Apparently, an inability to benefit from and effectively utilize social support combined with a dysfunctional coping style make subjects low in trust more vulnerable to stressful negative life events than subjects high in trust.

scholarly journals OVERCOMING STRATEGIES AND TOLERANCE TO UNCERTAINTY OF STUDENTS OF SENIOR CLASSES

2020 ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Оксана Эриковна Джабарова
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Positive Relationships ◽  
School Students ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

Представлены результаты проведенного эмпирического исследования по проблеме стратегий преодоления и толерантность к неопределенности учащихся старших классов. С помощью полученных данных в исследовании выявлена взаимосвязь стратегий преодоления и толерантность к неопределенности учащихся старших классов. Выявлены значимые положительные связи толерантности к неопределенности и стратегий преодоления - например, прямая связь с конструктивной стратегией преодоления «поиск социальной поддержки». Presents the results of empirical a study on coping strategies and tolerance for uncertainty in high school students. Using the data obtained, the study revealed the relationship between coping strategies and tolerance for uncertainty in high school students. Significant positive relationships of tolerance to uncertainty and coping strategies have been identified, for example, a direct relationship with the constructive coping strategy «search for social support».

Suicide Ideation in Adolescent South Africans: The Role of Gender and Coping Strategies

2007 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 552-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue-Ann Meehan ◽  
Almarie Peirson ◽  
Peter Fridjhon
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
South African ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Suicide Ideation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Positive Outlook ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Relationship

With an increasing number of studies showing a rise in adolescent suicidal behaviour and a wealth of literature concerning adolescent coping strategies, this study examined both these issues within a South African context. The interplay between social, political, and economic factors in South Africa, with its history of apartheid, must impact upon the lives of adolescents living in this country and play a role in stress, depression, and feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, and possible suicidal ideation. The objectives of the study were to determine the coping strategies exhibited by a South African sample of adolescents, the relationship between these coping strategies and suicidal ideation, and to investigate whether gender had any influence on this relationship. This study therefore aimed to get a better understanding of the relationship between the variables: suicidal ideation, coping strategy, and gender. Such research is important in learning to understand how adolescents cope, in order for caregivers and professionals in the field to be able to identify potential suicide ideators through their behaviours and coping strategies. A sample of 161 adolescents in grade eleven completed a demographic questionnaire, the Positive and Negative Suicidal Ideation Scale (PANSI), and The Coping Across Situations Questionnaire (CASQ). The findings indicated the majority of the sample (51 %) had a positive outlook on life, feeling optimistic about the future most or a good part of the time. Further results showed that males and females followed the same pattern of coping by scoring highest on the functional coping strategies and lowest on the dysfunctional one. There was a significant difference between males and females on each coping strategy, with females scoring higher than males in each case. Correlation studies indicated a positive significant relationship between active coping (functional coping strategy) and positive suicidal ideation scores (positive outlook on life) and between withdrawal (dysfunctional coping strategy) and negative suicidal ideation scores (negative outlook on life). Results for each gender differed, with the female sub-sample revealing significant correlations between functional coping strategies and positive suicidal ideation scores, while the only significant correlation found within the male sub-sample was between the dysfunctional coping strategy and negative suicidal ideation scores.

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