background & aim: although pregnancy seems to be a pleasant experience in a women’s life, the accompanied physical and psychological changes lead to high levels of stress in mothers. prenatal stress widely affects the physical and mental health of mothers and infants; therefore, adopting appropriate coping strategies are highly required. considering the importance of coping strategies in psycho...

An empirical classification of certain coping strategies from Ch. Carver’s studies is presented. Hierarchic approach to behavior (coping-actions, strategies, styles) was used. The sample consisted 1 469 students. Using the method cluster analysis, we identified productive, unproductive styles, as well externally-oriented coping-style, which positively correlates with both productive and styles....

The relationship between coping styles and mental health has received considerable attention, but the state effects on coping measures in a clinical sample are not well known. This study investigated changes in scores on the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations between two treatment phases (acute and remitted phase) in 49 outpatients with major depression or anxiety disorders. Task-oriente...

the relationship between caring burden and coping strategies in hemodialysis patients caregivers     abbasi a [1] , ashrafrezaee n [2] , asayesh h [3] *, shariati a [4] , rahmani h [5] , mollaei e [6] , bathaei sa [7] , shoori bidgoli a [8]     received: 8 mar, 2012 accepted: 21 jun , 2012    abstract   bachground & aims: patients with end stage renal disease require long term treatment and car...

background: hemodialysis patients are exposed to different stressful factors and have to use coping strategies as supportive processes. the goal of the present study is to investigate coping styles of hemodialysis patients. materials and methods: this is a descriptive analytical study conducted on 96 patients referring to hemodialysis centers affiliated to isfahan university of medical sciences...

UNLABELLED Using a grounded theory approach, four clusters were identified that represent patterns of coping by adults who stutter. In order to understand the complexities within the coping responses of speakers to the experience of stuttering, this first of two companion papers summarizes the literature on the human coping response to stress and the nature of two of the four main findings iden...

The overall goal of this study was to examine the relationship between burnout and two parameters: job strains and coping styles. The subjects were 568 nurses from a university hospital in Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan. A packet of self-administered questionnaires was distributed to the nurses. Four hundred and forty nurses completed the questionnaires. The Japanese version of the Maslach Burnou...

BACKGROUND Cancer can challenge important life goals for young adult survivors. Poor goal navigation skills might disrupt self-regulation and interfere with coping efforts, particularly approach-oriented attempts. Two studies are presented that investigated relationships among goal navigation processes, approach-oriented coping, and adjustment (i.e., social, emotional, and functional well-being...