Nursing students face stressful situations during a clinical training. This two-wave (between June and December 2004) study explored the relationship between the coping styles and stressful life events in terms of the occurrence of depression and anxiety among 97 Japanese female nursing students before (Time 1) and after (Time 2) a clinical training. In a structural equation modelling, Time 2 d...

Experiential avoidance (EA) is considered a risk factor for psychopathology.This study explores whether EA mediates the relationship between maladaptive coping styles (palliative, avoidance, and passive coping) and psychopathology and positive mental health. A total of 93 adults with mild to moderate psychological distress completed measures assessing coping styles, psychopathology (depression,...

OBJECTIVES This study examined personality, coping styles, and psychosomatic characteristics and their relationships in bereaved and non-bereaved earthquake survivors. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. METHODS A survey was conducted with a sample of 102 non-bereaved survivors and 79 bereaved survivors from Mianyang, Anyang, and similar districts 2 weeks after Wenchuan earthquake. Survivo...

Cognitive appraisals and coping were examined in children, adolescents, and young adults (N = 134) faced with the diagnosis of cancer in a parent. All 3 age groups perceived low personal control and high external control over their parent's illness and used relatively little problem-focused coping. Adolescents and young adults reported more emotion-focused coping and dual-focused coping (both p...

The period of adolescence is undoubtedly one of the most challenging periods in one’s life. As a transition period, the adolescent faces many challenges. Negotiating these academic, interpersonal and intrapersonal challenges is crucial for adjustment. Many adolescents face emotional disorders that make it necessary for them to seek and receive psychological interventions, and most emotional dis...

This study explores the relation of stress and coping style to blood glucose and mood in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes is a complex disease to manage due to the daily regimen that each patient must undergo to prevent negative health consequences. The two primary goals of the study were: (1) to examine the relation of stressful daily events to mood and blood glucose levels in adoles...

This study explores the relation of stress and coping style to blood glucose and mood in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes is a complex disease to manage due to the daily regimen that each patient must undergo to prevent negative health consequences. The two primary goals of the study were: (1) to examine the relation of stressful daily events to mood and blood glucose levels in adoles...

The aim of this study was to evaluate anxiety, depression, alexithymia, and general psychological symptoms in the mothers of autistic children in comparison with those in the mothers of mentally retarded children. Forty mothers of autistic children and 38 mothers of mentally retarded children were included in the study. After a clinical interview, psychometric tests were performed for depressio...