scholarly journals Personal resources in coping with stress among paramedics part 2

2018 ◽  
Vol 187 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-104
Author(s):  
Marzena Netczuk-Gwozdziewicz
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Critical Situation ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
High Sense ◽  
Or Task

The purpose of this project was to determine the relationships between the sense of coherence and paramedics’ coping with stress styles. Owning such resources as high sense of coherence or task-oriented coping with stress style does not imply triggering them in encountering a critical situation. However, if triggered, they become an important variable acting as an intermediary between stressful events and coping. Two concepts serve as a theoretical basis: R. Lazarus’ transactional theory of stress and Antonovsky’s salutogenic theory.

scholarly journals What Predicts the Mood of Athletes Involved in Preparations for Tokyo 2020/2021 Olympic Games During the Covid – 19 Pandemic? The Role of Sense of Coherence, Hope for Success and Coping Strategies

2021 ◽  
pp. 421-430
Author(s):  
Marta Szczypińska ◽  
Aleksandra Samełko ◽  
Monika Guszkowska
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Mood State ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Positive Reframing ◽  
Severity Of Depression ◽  
Behavioral Disengagement ◽  
Salutogenic Model ◽  
And Coping

The aim of the study was to identify coherence, hope for success and coping strategies as predictors of mood among this year’s Olympians in the context of coronavirus events. The relationships between the above variables and the mood of athletes were analysed. The study group consisted of 57 athletes – women (29) and men (28) between 18 and 39 years of age – representing various sports disciplines who were preparing for the Tokyo Olympics. The research was conducted in the period of April 7-28, 2020 during the first threat of COVID-19 pandemic, following the decision to move the Summer Olympics to the year 2021. It was time of the greatest national restrictions and information about the postponement of the games had been received. As a result of the step regression analysis, three predictors of vigour were established: sense of meaningfulness, coping with stress through positive reframing, and not using the self-blaming strategy. A positive predictor of anger was the use of substances. Confusion was predicted based on the frequency of behavioral disengagement. Behavioral disengagement predicted the severity of depression. Predictors of fatigue were the sense of meaningfulness, and the strategies of positive reframing and self-blaming. The results obtained emphasize the importance of positive reframing as a factor contributing to maintaining a positive mood state. In contrast, behavioral disengagement and self-blaming were strategies that lowered the mood of elite athletes. The results confirm the importance of factors included in the salutogenic model (sense of coherence, coping strategies) as predictors of athletes’ mood during a pandemic.

Spirituality as a Coping Strategy among Practitioners and Non Practitioners

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Palkee Baruah ◽  
Dr. Neelam Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Belief System ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stress Relief ◽  
Stressful Events ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Task Oriented

Taking the path less travelled by exploring your spirituality can lead to a clearer life purpose, better personal relationships and enhanced stress management skills. This study explores the role played by spirituality in coping and presents the relationships between spiritual dimensions and coping styles. Spirituality has been considered as an important buffer against stressful events which may help people to overcome their distress and difficulties. Some stress relief tools are very tangible: exercising more, eating healthy foods and talking with friends. A less tangible — but no less useful — way to find stress relief is through spirituality. Spirituality has many definitions, but at its core spirituality helps to give our lives context. It’s not necessarily connected to a specific belief system or even religious worship. Instead, it arises from your connection with yourself and with others, the development of your personal value system, and your search for meaning in life. For many, spirituality takes the form of religious observance, prayer, meditation or a belief in a higher power. For others, it can be found in nature, music, art or a secular community. Spirituality is different for everyone. Methods: One hundred individuals completed questionnaires which included the Expressions of Spirituality Inventory Douglas A. MacDonald 1997 and the Coping Strategies Assessment by DJ, 2008. The results suggest that five spiritual dimensions, i.e., Experiential/ Phenomenological Dimensions (EPD), Cognitive Orientation towards Spirituality (COS), Existential Well- Being (EWB), Paranormal Beliefs (PAR), and Religiousness (REL) play an important role in coping processes. The dimensions have a different impact on particular styles depending on their internal structure. Overall spirituality was associated with Task-oriented and Social Diversion coping. It means that people characterized by a high level of spirituality will try to solve problems through efforts aimed at solving the problem and seeking out social support. There was no statistically significant relationship between Religious attitudes and coping styles. Ethical sensitivity was positively connected with using Task-oriented, Avoidance-oriented, and Social Diversion coping. Harmony was associated positively with Task-oriented, but negatively with Avoidance-oriented, coping. The relationships between spirituality dimensions and coping styles confirmed the assumption that people’s reactions to stress relate to the configuration of their spiritual qualities. Results and Implications: The study reported that there is significant relationship between spirituality and coping. Individuals high on spirituality have positive coping strategies whereas individuals low on spirituality has negative coping strategies. Also it adds to the already existing data pool with equivocal studies.

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).

Emotional intelligence and coping with stressful conditions: the case of Iranian midwives

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 430-434
Author(s):  
Masumeh Yaralizadeh ◽  
Salimeh Nezamivand Chegini ◽  
Shahnaz Najar ◽  
Fariba Khavayet ◽  
Parvin Abedi
Keyword(s):  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The University ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
The Relationship

Background This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between emotional quotient (EQ) and coping with stress among midwives in Ahvaz, Iran. Methods This was a cross-sectional study involving (n=300) midwives employed in the university hospitals of Ahvaz, Iran. Midwives with an associate or higher degree in midwifery and with at least three years of service were recruited. Results Task-oriented and avoidant areas had a positive significant correlation with intrapersonal, interpersonal, management, adaptability and general mood (p<0.001). There was a significant negative correlation between emotion-oriented areas and all domains of EQ (p<001). EQ could predict more than 90% of midwives' ability for coping with stress. Conclusion The results of this study showed that there is a positive correlation of task-oriented and avoidant areas with all domains of EQ. There was also a significant negative correlation between emotion-oriented areas and all domains of EQ.

scholarly journals Resilience, Sense of Coherence, and Coping with Stress as Predictors of Psychological Well-Being in the Course of Schizophrenia. The Study Design

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernadetta Izydorczyk ◽  
Katarzyna Sitnik-Warchulska ◽  
Aleksandra Kühn-Dymecka ◽  
Sebastian Lizińczyk
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Stress Appraisal ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Study Results ◽  
And Coping

The main research objective was seeking for the predictive role of such personal resources as resilience, sense of coherence, and coping with stress in psychological well-being of schizophrenia patients and their treatment. The study group comprised 201 individuals with schizophrenia, aged between 18 and 62. The following instruments were used: The sense of coherence scale SOC-29, The resilience scale for adults, polish adaptation of the stress appraisal measure, semistructured clinical interview, the positive and negative syndrome scale, the mood scale, and the general health questionnaire. A stepwise regression analysis aimed at selecting a group of significant predictors for the verified factors of psychological well-being in patients suffering from schizophrenia was carried out. The results of the study demonstrated the following to be significant predictors of psychological well-being in patients with schizophrenia: Resilience (explaining significantly the level of schizophrenic symptomatology Beta = −0.30, negative symptoms Beta = −0.385, and cognitive disorders Beta = −0.303), sense of coherence, which significantly predicted mood (in the case of manageability, Beta = 0.580 for positive mood, and Beta = 0.534 for negative mood) and psychiatric symptomatology (comprehensibility, Beta = 0.311 for negative symptoms, Beta = 0.173 for excessive arousal, and Beta = 0.330 for cognitive disorganization). The level of perceived stress appraised as challenge predicted positive mood (Beta = 0.164), while stress appraisal in terms of threat served as a predictor for negative mood and depressiveness (Beta = 0.190). The study results can prove helpful in creating therapeutic and programs and psychiatric rehabilitation for patients with schizophrenia.

Sense of coherence and styles of coping with stress in youth brought up in educational care facilities and in family homes

2019 ◽  
Vol 585 (10) ◽  
pp. 35-53
Author(s):  
Angelika Kleszczewska-Albińska ◽  
Dżesika Jaroń
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Social Contacts ◽  
The Family ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Children’S Homes ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Educational Care

Introduction: The article concerns sense of coherence and styles of coping with stress in group of adolescents brought up in children’s homes and in family homes. Short characteristic of functioning of youth from educational care facilities was presented in the first part of the text. The functions of children’s homes and family homes are described. Concept of sense of coherence and coping with stress in in research on youth was discussed. Method: The level of sense of coherence and styles of coping with stress in youth brought up in educational care facilities and in family homes were compared. A group of 90 teenagers aged 15-19 was examined using the SOC-29 and CISS questionnaires. The analyzed group consisted of 40 adolescents brought up in children’s homes and 50 adolescents brought up in family homes. Results: In the group of youth brought up in children’s homes negative correlations between the sense of comprehensibility and the style focused on avoiding and seeking social contacts were observed. In the group of youth brought up in family homes negative correlations between the sense of coherence, the sense of comprehensibility, resourcefulness and the style focused on emotions and a positive relationship between the sense of comprehensibility and the style focused on task was observed. The level of resourcefulness was significantly higher in the group of youth brought up in family homes, compared to adolescents brought up in children’s homes. Youth brought up in family homes significantly more often than their peers from children’s homes uses task-focused strategies. Youth growing up in children’s homes and having contact with their own families significantly more often, compared to teenagers growing up in children’s homes and not having contact with their own families, uses strategies focused on avoiding and seeking social contacts. Conclusions: There are differences in the intensity of sense of coherence and the use of adaptive strategies related to coping with stress in the group of youth from children’s homes and family homes. Contact with the family of origin causes the increase in the frequency of using dysfunctional strategies of coping with stress in youth from children’s homes.

scholarly journals Emotional intelligence and coping with stress in foster parents

Family Forum ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 165-190
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Maria Rogowska ◽  
Barbara Zmaczyńska-Witek ◽  
Ilona Łatka ◽  
Zofia Kardasz
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Coping Styles ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Coping With Stress ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Task Oriented

Although much research on emotional intelligence (EI) and coping with stress has been performed in recent years, little is known about these dimensions of individual differences in both foster and biological parents. The main purpose of this study is to examine emotional intelligence and coping styles in foster parents in comparison to biological parents. The study included 124 individual participants aged between 30 and 64 years old (M = 45.18, SD = 8.72), including foster parents (n = 63, 50.81%) and biological parents (n = 61, 49.19%). The cross-sectional survey study was conducted using the Schutte Self-Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT) and Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS). In comparison to biological parents, foster parents demonstrated significantly higher levels of emotional intelligence (EI), more frequently used task-oriented coping styles, and less often pursued emotional and avoidant coping strategies to deal with stress. EI was positively correlated with task-oriented coping and negatively so with emotional coping. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated that EI was a strong predictor of task-oriented coping. Training focused on the enhancement of both EI and coping with stress should be considered as an effective way to improve parents’ competence.

The Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS) Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 352-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silvia Bonino ◽  
Federica Graziano ◽  
Martina Borghi ◽  
Davide Marengo ◽  
Giorgia Molinengo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Rasch Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
And Coping

Abstract. This research developed a new scale to evaluate Self-Efficacy in Multiple Sclerosis (SEMS). The aim of this study was to investigate dimensionality, item functioning, measurement invariance, and concurrent validity of the SEMS scale. Data were collected from 203 multiple sclerosis (MS) patients (mean age, 39.5 years; 66% women; 95% having a relapsing remitting form of MS). Fifteen items of the SEMS scale were submitted to patients along with measures of psychological well-being, sense of coherence, depression, and coping strategies. Data underwent Rasch analysis and correlation analysis. Rasch analysis indicates the SEMS as a multidimensional construct characterized by two correlated dimensions: goal setting and symptom management, with satisfactory reliability coefficients. Overall, the 15 items reported acceptable fit statistics; the scale demonstrated measurement invariance (with respect to gender and disease duration) and good concurrent validity (positive correlations with psychological well-being, sense of coherence, and coping strategies and negative correlations with depression). Preliminary evidence suggests that SEMS is a psychometrically sound measure to evaluate perceived self-efficacy of MS patients with moderate disability, and it would be a valuable instrument for both research and clinical applications.

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