[Richard S. Lazarus PhD, Susan Folkman PhD] Stress(BookFi) (2024)

Mental and Physical Health

2004 •

Frank Fincham

How do people cope with chronic or life-threatening illness and other negative life events, such as bereavement, disability, and long-term unemployment? The study of adversity–of serious, protracted, and often uncontrollable negative experiences–has provided a great deal of information about how personal, social, and other resources are related to psychological well-being and physical health as people manage negative events and information.

Stress and Coping Theories

Valentyna RN-BC

This article first presents two theories representing distinct approaches to the field of stress research: Selye's theory of`systemic stress' based in physiology and psychobiology, and thèpsychological stress' model developed by Lazarus. In the second part, the concept of coping is described. Coping theories may be classified according to two independent parameters: trait-oriented versus state-oriented, and microanalytic versus macroanalytic approaches. The multitude of theoretical conceptions is based on the macroanalytic, trait-oriented approach. Examples of this approach that are presented in this article arèrepression–sensitization,' `monitoring-blunting,' and thèmodel of coping modes.' The article closes with a brief outline of future perspectives in stress and coping research. Article Outline

Coping Theory and Research: Past, Present, and Future

zahra AghaieeSemiromi

Krohne Stress

Geralyn Reblora

Stress and Coping - a review

1994 •

Dr Steve Vinay Gunther

Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology

Positive Affect and Coping with Stress

2006 •

meetu khosla

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Locus of control and combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder: The intervening role of battle intensity, threat appraisal and coping

1989 •

Rami Benbenishty

A Comparison of Coping Between GROW Members and Public Mental Health System Clients

Dr Steve Vinay Gunther

"The study investigated coping in GROW and non-GROW clients of the public mental health98 system. It was hypothesised that there would be a significant difference in coping between the two samples, in favour of adaptive coping for the GROW subjects on each of eighteen coping items. The basis for comparison of coping was to be matching pairs, using criteria of age, gender, relationship status and diagnosis for matching. Coping was assessed by self-report in 30 subjects from each sample using an adapted version of the Adolescent Coping Scale; the SCL90-R was used to measure symptom severity. An insufficiently large pool of Public system clients prevented matching for more than 33% of subjects. Due to the finding that these matches were significantly dissimilar on measures of symptom severity, paired comparisons were discarded as a basis for determining coping differences. The two samples were similar in chronicity, but significantly different on a range of ten other measures including symptomatology, suggesting they were drawn from two distinct populations. Coping was significantly different between the two groups in ways which consistently suggested more adaptive coping patterns in the GROW sample, supporting findings in other studies. Of the eighteen research hypotheses, nine were confirmed with the finding of significant differences in coping between the two samples in favour of adaptive coping for the GROW subjects. However this was the result of comparing the two sample groups rather than using matched pairs for comparison. Due to the finding of significant differences between the two samples on a range of demographic and diagnostic measures – especially the significantly higher symptom severity of the Public system subjects – the conclusions that can be drawn from the findings of coping differences are very limited. Two possible explanations exist for the observed differences in coping. One is that GROW attracts a different population than the public system in terms of reduced illness severity, lower symptomatology and more adaptive coping style. The other is that participation in GROW contributes to improved coping in members, as has been suggested by other studies. The results of this study do not allow causal conclusions regarding the comparative effectiveness of GROW due to the cross sectional nature of the study, and hence cannot be used to determine an explanation for the observed differences. A significantly higher level of coping was noted within the Public sample for those who regularly attended group activities provided by the mental health services. This suggested three distinct levels of coping in the study: two levels within the Public sample based on group attendance, and the GROW sample – who were still higher in both coping and symptomatology than the higher-coping Public subjects. Although firm causal links cannot be drawn, the results invite further investigation, and are consistent with previous studies on GROW which demonstrated links between group attendance regularity and improved coping."

Encircling Research on Psychological Well-Being. Confounding and conceptual circularity. Students Guide, 2000.

2000 •

Eija Korhonen

This is Part One of a book draft. It is a review of research up to the year of 1999 on psychological and psychosocial variables impact on well-being and health . This first part of this deals with perpectives on psychological well-being and encircles concepts used within empirical studies on the three dimensions of well-being: the personal growth perspective, the subjective well-being perspective and the stress-resistant personality perspectives. Parts two and three present studies taking a psychoneuroimmunologic point of departure in investigations of psychological and psychosocial variables impact on physical health. You will find soon them om my homepage www.livselixir.net

Resilient Individuals Use Positive Emotions to Bounce Back From Negative Emotional Experiences

Diana Dmd

Theory indicates that resilient individuals " bounce back " from stressful experiences quickly and effectively. Few studies, however, have provided empirical evidence for this theory. The broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions (B. L. Fredrickson, 1998, 2001) is used as a framework for understanding psychological resilience. The authors used a multimethod approach in 3 studies to predict that resilient people use positive emotions to rebound from, and find positive meaning in, stressful encounters. Mediational analyses revealed that the experience of positive emotions contributed, in part, to partici-pants' abilities to achieve efficient emotion regulation, demonstrated by accelerated cardiovascular recovery from negative emotional arousal (Studies 1 and 2) and by finding positive meaning in negative circ*mstances (Study 3). Implications for research on resilience and positive emotions are discussed.