The aim of this study was to examine the effects of a stress inoculation training program for civil servants through a non-randomized trial. We divided 140 civil servants into two groups (an intervention group and a waiting list control group), and carried out three sessions with the intervention group at intervals of four weeks. The sessions included lectures on responses to stress and coping ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the efficacy of training children to cope with immunization pain without the assistance of trained coaches and determine whether untrained parents or nurses are more effective at decreasing children's distress. METHODS We compared the procedural coping and distress behavior of 31 3- to 7-year-old children trained in coping skills to 30 who did not receive training. The be...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the Effectiveness of group Coping Skills training on reducing stress of mothers with mentally retarded childrenchr('39')s. Methods: The research method was quasi experimental with pre-test and post-test design with a control group. Population of the study was all of the mothers of mentally retarded childrenchr('39')s that referred to w...

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of coping stress skills training on stress and problem solving skill in Taleghani dormitory students in Kermanshah medical sciences university. The research method is experimental and has been done with pre-test, post-test and control group. Research tools were Harry inventory (2005) and Endler and Parker coping scale of stressful situation (1...

objectives : stressful life events, coping strategies and attitude towards life have been known as important components in tendency toward substance abuse. this study investigates coping patterns and dysfunctional attitudes among a group of clients at mashhad welfare center as substance abusers comparing with those of control group. method: 50 male substance abusers were selected randomly and m...

The ability to self-manage diabetes is crucial for youths with type 1 diabetes and for the prevention of type 2 diabetes. However, such abilities are based not only in education but also in the acquisition of behavioral skills that assist with the application of such knowledge. This review describes a series of studies on a cognitive behavioral intervention called coping skills training, which ...

We describe a distress prevention training program for couples and three empirical studies that support its effectiveness. The program, Couples Coping Enhancement Training (CCET), is based both upon stress and coping theory and research on couples. In addition to traditional elements of couples programs (e.g., communication and problem-solving skills), the CCET also addresses individual and dya...