Stress and coping

Coming Home by Catherine Gorey

by Feminism and Religion

Originally published in the Feminism and Religion project

It speaks to me often when I am in the midst of interior conflict roused by change, growth, transition, disappointment... more It speaks to me often when I am in the midst of interior conflict roused by change, growth, transition, disappointment etc. Each personal encounter causes a shift in my interior landscape which in turn requires me to find my center again. Sometimes the homecoming takes longer, depending on the cause of the axis shifting.

March 15th, 2012 will mark the 3 year anniversary of my mother’s death. A day that caused me much turmoil within and a life event from which I continue to search for my center. I would never have thought that this life event would shake me to the core as it did, causing me to question everything I ever thought to have known about my mother.

From dispositional affect to academic goal attainment: the mediating role of coping

by Isabelle Soucy Chartier

Chapter 19: Self-Regulation: The commonsense Model of Illness Representation

by Faith Martin

Reynolds N, Martin F, Nanyonga R & Alonzo A (2012) Chapter 19: Self-Regulation: The commonsense Model of Illness Representation. in Hill, V. (Ed) Handbook of Stress, Coping, and Health Implications for Nursing Research, Theory, and Practice. 2nd Edition. London: Sage

No abstract. Co-authored book chapter providing an outline and reviewing the literature around the "Common... more No abstract. Co-authored book chapter providing an outline and reviewing the literature around the "Common Sense" model of illness representation and its relevance to coping and health research.

A resource-congruence model of coping and the development of the Coping Schemas Inventory

by Paul T. P. Wong

Testing the psychometric properties of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) in Turkish university students and community samples

by Mithat Durak

Key Words: Ways of Coping Questionnaire, Psychometric Properties, Exploratory Factor Analysis, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Cross-Cultural

Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) has been extensively used to assess coping styles in the clinical or non-clinical... more Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) has been extensively used to assess coping styles in the clinical or non-clinical context. The present study investigates the psychometric properties of WCQ in Turkish culture and attempts to get its shorter version by using three separate and independent samples (two groups of university students and one community sample). The constructive study was conducted with a sample of full-time university students (N = 472) and it indicated that the most relevant factor structure was seven-factor model. The factors were planful problem-solving, seeking refuge in supernatural forces, keep to self, seeking social support, seeking refuge in fate, escape/avoidance and accepting responsibility. After that, confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test the adequacy of these factors with two different samples. Study 1 was conducted with a sample of university students (N = 485) and Study 2 was conducted with a sample of community (N = 416). Results demonstrated that seven-factor solution revealed better results in both samples in terms of goodness of fit indexes in confirmatory factor analysis. The results of reliability and validity analysis revealed that psychometric properties of WCQ were acceptable. In addition to getting shorter version of WCQ, the present study enhances cross-cultural information that increases awareness about the coping styles in a non-western culture.



Key Practitioners Message

Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) is a feasible measure especially for non-native clinicians to understand the client's coping styles by exploring and being sensitive to his/her cultural values in order to establish therapeutic alliance throughout the therapy assess.
Turkish version of WCQ includes specifi c dimensions of seeking refuge in fate and supernatural forces.
Clinicians can assess behavioural as well as cognitive responses of coping behaviours by WCQ.
WCQ can be used to identify focal point of the therapy when dealing with depression, negative affect and self esteem problems of Turkish clients.

TURKISH VALIDATION OF THE EMOTIONAL APPROACH COPING SCALE

by Mithat Durak

The Emotional Approach Coping Scale is frequently used to assess coping, which consists of emotional processing and... more The Emotional Approach Coping Scale is frequently used to assess coping, which consists of emotional processing and emotional expression. The present aim was to examine the psychometric properties of this scale by utilizing two independent samples: university students (n = 481) and community members (n = 284). Based on goodness-of-fit indices in confirmatory factor analysis, a two-factor model yielded significant findings in these samples. The results of multi-group analysis revealed that the theoretical structure of the dispositional Emotional Approach Coping Scale was the same for men and women. In addition to sufficient internal consistency and test-retest reliability, the relationships between the Emotional Approach Coping Scale and five conceptually related measures (coping styles, positive affect, negative affect, depression, and trait anxiety) demonstrated concurrent validity. Furthermore, the present study provides a map of emotional approach coping styles in a non-Western culture.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE APPRAISAL OF STRESS, COPING STRATEGIES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG CORRECTIONAL …

by Mithat Durak

Factors Associated with Posttraumatic Growth Among Myocardial Infarction Patients: Perceived Social Support, Perception of the Event and Coping

by Mithat Durak

Key Words: Posttraumatic growth, Perceived social support, Perception of the event, Coping, Myocardial infarction patients

Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) is accepted as positive transformations that are a product of struggling with significant... more Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) is accepted as positive transformations that are a product of struggling with significant stressors such as chronic illness. A model, conceptualized by Schaefer and Moos (Posttraumatic growth: Positive changes in the aftermath of crisis, pp 99–126, 1998), suggests a relative contribution of environmental and individual resources, perception of the event (PE) and coping in the development of PTG. The aim of the present study was to examine the effect of perceived social support (PSS), PE and coping on PTG. This model was tested in a sample of patients with myocardial infarction (MIP, N = 148) from various hospitals in Turkey. The structural equation analysis of the model revealed that PSS was significantly related to PTG through the effect of coping. While coping was significantly and directly related to PTG, PE was not. The findings are discussed in the context of the theoretical model with suggestions for future research.

Development of work stress scale for correctional officers

by Mithat Durak

Key Words: Correctional officers, work-stress, psychometric properties

This study aimed at examining the psychometric properties of Work Stress Scale for Correctional Officers (WSSCO).... more This study aimed at examining the psychometric properties of Work Stress Scale for Correctional Officers (WSSCO). Methods: One hundred nineteen correctional officers (109 males and 10 females) employed in Turkey participated in this study. In addition to WSSCO, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS), and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) were administered to the participants. Results: The internal consistencies and the item-total correlations were acceptable both for the whole scale and for its subscales; namely, “work overload,” “role conflict and role ambiguity,” “inadequacies in physical conditions of prison,” “threat perception,” and “general problems.” Test–retest reliability coefficient was 0.77 for total scale, and test-retest reliability coefficients ranged between 0.68 and 0.78 for the subscales. The total scale and most of the subscales were positively correlated with depression, anxiety, and hopelessness, and negatively correlated with perceived social support. Furthermore, all subscales significantly differentiated high depressive symptomatology group from the low depressive symptomatology group. Conclusions: The present results revealed that the psychometric properties of WSSCO were quite adequate. The scale can provide a potentially useful tool for research on job stress in correctional officers.

Better to bend than to break: Coping strategies utilized by substance-abusing homeless youth

by Gizem Erdem

Dashora, P., Erdem, G., & Slesnick, N. (2011). Better to bend than to break: Coping strategies utilized by substance abusing homeless youth. Journal of Health Psychology, 16(1), 158–168.

Conceptual and methodological issues in current coping assessments.

by Eileen Kennedy-Moore

Commentary to part three: Assessing situational coping: Conceptual and methodological considerations.

by Eileen Kennedy-Moore

By Stone, Arthur A.; Kennedy-Moore, Eileen
In Friedman, Howard S. (Ed), (1992). Hostility, coping, & health, (pp. 203-214). Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association, xvi, 263 pp.

The Robust Nature of the Biopsychosocial Model Challenge and Threat: A Reply to Wright and Kirby

by Wendy Berry Mendes