The association between attachment representations and adolescents' coping with 3 developmental tasks of emerging adulthood-leaving home, advancing in the capacity for mature intimacy, and developing individuation-was examined. Israeli male adolescents (N = 88) were administered the Adult Attachment Interview during their high-school senior year. A year later, they and their friends reported on...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to determine coping with stress and body image in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and to investigate the correlation between these two characteristics together and also between them and disease activity/functional capacity. METHOD Fourty healthy controls and 40 patients with AS who were diagnosed on the basis of Modified New York Criteria were ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of different somatic symptoms in chronic haemodialysis patients compared with a control group and to analyse the predictive capacity of some psychological variables (namely anxiety, depression, social support, self-efficacy and coping strategies) in the reporting of these symptoms. METHOD Forty-six patients undergoing dialysis treatment and 30 individuals ...

We studied the associations between psychosocial variables and sick-leave among patients with musculoskeletal pain. Patients (n = 586) seeking care to relieve their pain at health care and physiotherapy centres, completed a questionnaire about such variables as clinical characteristics (e.g. pain intensity), psychological well-being (e.g. burnout, depression) and coping strategies. The results ...

Addressing climate change vulnerability requires an understanding of both the level of climate impacts and the capacity of the exposed population to cope. This study developed a methodology for allowing users to explore vulnerability to changes in ecosystem services as a result of climatic and socio-economic changes. It focuses on the vulnerability of Europe across multiple sectors by combining...

According to the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions, negative emotions narrow one's thought-action repertoire. In contrast, positive emotions have a broadening effect, expanding cognitive capacity, increasing potential coping strategies that come to mind, and enhancing decision-making, reaction, and adaptation to adversity. Fredrickson and Losada determined that a positivity ratio - ...

introduction: nursing is among most stressful jobs and a common syndrome is job burnout in nurses caused by stress. enhancing coping capacity is an effective factor in dealing with stresses. thus it seems significant to study the effect of sense of humour on job burnout and nurses’ resiliency. objective: the present study was conducted to determie the relationship between severity of nurses’ bu...

Coping capacities (CCs) are often implemented at Critical Infrastructure (CI) facilities to ensure a continuous supply of vital services and products for a population during lifeline disruptions. Through various restrictions, these redundant backups are frequently limited and, hence, only allow a supply continuity for a short duration. The capacity depletes with the duration of the disruptions....

BACKGROUND This study seeks to provide a comprehensive and systematic evaluation of baseline clinical and psychological features and treatment response characteristics that differentiate Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) outpatients with and without melancholic features. Reflecting the emphasis in DSM-5, we also include impairment and distress. METHODS Participants were assessed pre-treatment o...