OBJECTIVE to investigate the use of religious/spiritual coping among people with cancer undergoing chemotherapy. METHODS a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 101 patients undergoing intravenous chemotherapy in an oncology outpatients center in a public hospital in Minas Gerais, made in the first semester of 2011. For data collection, an interview was held, using a question...

AIMS In Kenya, it is estimated that 60 to 80% of urban residents live in slum or slum-like conditions. This study investigates expenditures patterns of slum dwellers in Nairobi, their coping strategies and the determinants of those coping strategies. METHOD We use a dataset from the Indicator Development for Surveillance of Urban Emergencies (IDSUE) research study conducted in four Nairobi sl...

Hospital nurses frequently experience relationships with patients as stressors in the workplace. Nurses' coping behavior is one potential buffering factor that can reduce the effects of job stress on their psychological functioning and well-being. In this study, the association between nurses' strategies for coping with interpersonal stress from patients and their psychological distress was exa...

Background Adolescents, pay particular attention to their body image. Dissatisfaction with body image in people can lead to stress. Accordingly, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group counselling on body image and coping strategies among adolescent girls. Materials and Methods This clinical trial study was conducted on 60 adolescent girls in Karaj City, Iran. The samples wer...

Reading academic texts requires learners to use a variety of skills and strategies. Among the main types reading are (a) for quick reference, (b) pleasure also (c) critical reading. Students who have just left high schools, text may post some problems. Hence, readers face challenges when they read texts. Different different difficulties Some linguistics while non-linguistic Fortunately, many th...

BACKGROUND Cognitive-behavioral coping approach is known as an effective strategy to preventing relapse. Its goal is to forget incompatible behaviors and replaces them with the compatible answers. OBJECTIVES This study examines relapse coping strategies in young adults in selected substance abuse treatment centers in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS The present is a descriptive cross-sectional st...

objectives : the behavioral-cognitive framework offers methods for stress assessment and its relevant coping strategies. the present study was designed to investigate stress management pattern of substance abusers. the results may be used for effective cognitive-behavioral interventions for these patients. method: one hundred substance abusers who sought treatment at addiction rehabilitation de...

Using a national sample, this study investigated the effects of unemployed workers' coping resources and coping strategy use on reemployment after a three-month period. Based on previous research, it was expected that (1) three types of coping resources (self-esteem, social support, and financial resources) would be positively related to problem-focused coping with job loss, (2) coping resource...

background: all humans are searching ways to promote mental health. mental health is vital for having a healthy life. some believe that mental health means lack of mental disorders. positive psychology emphasizes on issues such as hope, wisdom, creativity, spirituality, thinking about future and having purpose in life instead of psychopathology aspects. the purpose of this study was to investig...