BACKGROUND Appraisal and coping following a disaster are important factors in children's post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms. However, little is known about predictors of disaster coping responses. This study examined stress-load, appraisals and coping styles measured prior to the September 11 terrorist attacks as predictors of 9/11-specific appraisals, coping and PTS. METHODS A community sa...

Background: Infertility is a stressful event for both couples; therefore investigation of coping styles can be helpful to show how to improve mental health in couple infertile. The aim of this study was to compare individual coping processes of men and women in infertile couples. Materials and Methods: Study participants were comprised of 142 men and women who were referred to Fatemeh Alzahra F...

This study examined coping with stress associated with employment uncertainty for comparable samples of laid-off and employed high-technology workers. It was expected that different coping strategies would be associated with perceived stress for employed vs. unemployed people. Although unemployed participants reported higher levels of stress compared with employed participants, employment uncer...

context: nursing is a stressful job that could create physical and psychological disorders. many studies presented information on stress, effects of coping strategies, and job satisfaction of nurses within health setting. we aimed to identify and describe nursing stresses, coping strategies and job satisfaction of iranian nurses who are working or worked in different wards. evidence acquisition...

introduction in recent decades cardiovascular disease (cvd) is the important leading cause of death in the world. one of its most insidious forms is coronary heart disease (chd). there are a number of factors that may contribute to incidence of chd and physical and psychological side effects of it. but previous research indicates that type d personality, emotional intelligence, stress, coping s...

Background: Although all jobs can be stressful, occupational stress is an important issue in jobs that deal with human health. Evidence indicates that nursing is a stressful occupation. Objective: This research evaluated factors affecting occupational stress and strategies for coping with it. Methods: This cross-sectional descriptiv...