BACKGROUND The stigma and negative societal views attached to schizophrenia can make the diagnosis distressing. There is evidence that poor insight into symptoms of the disorder and need for treatment may reflect the use of denial as a coping style. However, the relationships between insight and other coping styles have seldom been investigated. METHOD We examined the associations between ins...

BACKGROUND Some personality traits and coping styles could be as risk factors in stressful situations. This study aimed to investigate the association of personality traits and coping styles according to the stress level. METERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed in 2011. A total of 4628 individuals over 20 years were selected by random sampling from nonacademic employees...

Although people with schizophrenia use various coping strategies, it is largely unknown how their coping style contributes to remission of the illness. The concept of recovery style-either by sealing over or integrating-reflects an important distinction. We wanted to examine whether recovery style predicts remission at a 1-year follow-up. We examined the recovery style, insight, therapeutic all...

background: using appropriate coping strategies has a positive influence on moderating mental pressures caused by infertility and the stress during treatment. using these strategies needs personal skills and they could be influenced by individual’s inner psychological and environmental factors. the aim of this study was to assess the relationship between the attitude toward infertility and copi...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between job burnout and sources of stress and coping strategies in the referees of iran premier league. 103 referees were selected as the sample. sources of stress inventory (voight, 2009), mbi (maslach & jackson, 1996) and wcq (billings & moos, 1981) were used to collect data. results showed a significant relationship between con...

rural households in nigeria are vulnerable to shock because of their limited capacity to make informed decision on secured coping strategies which is further aggravated by some households’ specific socio-economic characteristics. attempts were made to identify shocks being faced by households’ heads and coping strategies. multistage sampling technique was used to select 80 respondents and well ...

background : patients undergoing pacemaker implantation often experience anxiety and fear. as such, studies have focused on the mechanisms that relieve the negative emotions caused by the intervention. continuous nursing is a safe and effective nursing mode. in this study, continuous nursing intervention was provided for elderly patients undergo-ing pacemaker implantation and an empirical inves...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship of coping style with depression, burden and life satisfaction in caregivers of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS Forty-one primary caregivers of patients with subarachnoid haemorrhage. METHODS Caregivers completed several questionnaires within the first year after subarachnoid haemorrhage. Coping style w...