Introduction: Adolescence is a transition period from childhood to adulthood. Important patterns that can affect a person's life throughout his/her lifetime are formed during this period. Therefore, it is necessary to study the variables associated with behavioral patterns, especially the high-risk behaviors among adolescents. Methods: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations...

According to various diathesis-stress models of schizophrenia, life stress plays a defining role in the onset and course of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. In this regard, individual differences in coping strategies and affective traits, variables related to the management and experience of stress, may play a large role in susceptibility to the disorder and symptom exacerbation. Furthermore, ...

BACKGROUND We investigated coping strategies and communication strategies as predictors of fertility problem stress 12 months after start of fertility treatment. METHODS We used a prospective, longitudinal cohort design including 2250 people beginning fertility treatment with a 12-month follow-up. Data were based on self-administered questionnaires measuring communication with partner and wit...

BACKGROUND Stress may affect students' health and their academic performance. Coping strategies are specific efforts that individuals employ to manage stress. This study aimed to assess the perception of stress among medical students and their coping strategies. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted among 376 medical and medical sciences undergraduates in Management and Science Univer...

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer that endangers the women's mental health. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of stress management consulting on coping strategies in women with breast cancer. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental, with pre- and post-test design and follows up with control and intervention groups. 104 women with breast can...

Providing care to hospitalized patients may be associated with stress, reduced quality of life, and even psychiatric disorders. This case-control study aimed to compare the level of stress (using the 14-question perceived stress scale (PSS-14), potential risk factors, and stress-coping strategies (using the 28-item brief coping scale (BCS-28) between two convenient samples of patients’ companio...

Introduction: High-stress levels can directly or indirectly impede academic learning, performance, and health of the nursing students. There is ample literature reporting levels of stress and coping strategies used by the nursing students from within western world. However, this may not be applicable to Asian context. Therefore, there is a need to synthesize evidence regarding stress and coping...