The objective of this experimental study is to capture the dynamic temporal processes that occur in changing work settings and to test how work control and individuals' motivational predispositions interact to predict reactions to these changes. To this aim, we examine the moderating effects of global self-determined and non-self-determined motivation, at different levels of work control, on pa...

The number of runaway adolescents has continued to increase in recent years. Despite the growth and pervasive problems of high levels of stress and low levels of positive coping strategies to deal with this stress, scant research has been devoted to stress and coping among this population. This study is the first of its kind to explore stressors and coping strategies of runaway youths. Particip...

OBJECTIVES Maladaptive stress-coping strategies have been linked to reduced quality of life, psychiatric disorders, and reduced work performance among residents or physicians. This study aimed to examine stress-coping strategies among medical residents in Saudi Arabia and their association with stress levels and important personal characteristics. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conduc...

BACKGROUND The aim of this research was to assess the relationship between coping mechanisms and eating disorders as well as to determine coping strategies as predictors of eating disorders pathology. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Participants included 52 females meeting the DSM-IV criteria for anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and 55 university students. Assessment tools were the Brief Coping Orie...

This study's purpose was to examine relationships among dental anxiety, psychological functioning, coping, and pain perception in child and adolescent dental patients and their parents. Participants were recruited from private dental offices and included 129 9- to 15-year-old patients and 84 parents. The children completed self-report measures of dental anxiety, dental coping, and pain percepti...

A wealth of research has examined psychological responses to trauma among male military service members, but few studies have examined sex differences in response to trauma, such as coping strategies. This study assessed coping strategies used by male and female U.S. service members completing an intensely stressful mock-captivity exercise, compared strategies by sex, and assessed the relations...

BACKGROUND Relatively little is known about the contribution of students' beliefs regarding the nature of academic ability (i.e. their implicit theories) on strategies used to deal with examinations. AIMS This study applied Dweck's socio-cognitive model of achievement motivation to better understand how students cope with examinations. It was expected that students' implicit theories of acade...

background: psychological and behavioral domains are important in coping with type ii diabetes. this study was conducted to assess supportive and coping obstacles in living with type ii diabetes among patients who visited hospitals affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences (tums). methods: this was a cross-sectional study with 600 subjects who participated in the study. data collectio...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between maternal stress exposure, stress coping styles, and pregnancy complications. DESIGN Quantitative, cross-sectional, and prospective study. SETTING Tulane-Lakeside Hospital, New Orleans, LA and Women's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA. PARTICIPANTS The study included 146 women (122 from New Orleans and 24 from Baton Rouge), who were pregnant during or ...