Coping strategies as mediator variables between explanatory styles and depressive symptoms

Coping styles as mediator of sexual orientation-related health differences.

The higher prevalence of health problems in homosexual compared to heterosexual populations is usually understood as a consequence of minority stress. We hypothesized that differential rates of health problems also could result from sexual orientation-related differences in coping styles. We explored this using data collected in a general population-based study (N = 9684) via face-to-face inter...

Coping styles and sex differences in depressive symptoms and delinquent behavior.

Building on research that links gender to differences in well-being and differences in stress exposure and vulnerability, the current study examines how coping styles are gendered in ways that may contribute to sex differences in depressive symptoms and delinquent behavior. The study disaggregates stress measures to reflect gender differences in the experience of stress, examining whether avoid...

PARENTING AS A MEDIATOR IN THE RELATION BETWEEN POVERTY AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN CHILDREN By

Maladaptive coping, adaptive coping, and depressive symptoms: variations across age and depressive state.

Rumination has consistently been found to be associated with the onset and duration of major depressive episodes. Little research, however, has examined factors that may weaken the association between maladaptive coping, such as rumination, and depressive symptoms. In three samples of participants, including 149 never-depressed adolescent girls, 41 never-depressed women, and 39 depressed women,...

The Mediating role of Shame and Self-Criticism in the relationship between Attachment Styles and Severity of Depressive Symptoms

Objectives: Depression is the fourth major cause of disease burden in the world, which alone accounts for the largest share of non-fatal disease burden. The present study was aims to investigate the mediating role of shame and self-criticism in the relationship between attachment styles and severity of depression symptoms. Methods: The current research design was descriptive and the structural...