OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study explored differences in the impact of self-reported coping style, self-esteem and perceived support on the psychological adjustment of homeless and housed female youth. METHOD Data were obtained from homeless female youth (n = 72, M = 17.5 years) accessing an emergency shelter in a large Canadian urban centre and a comparison group of housed females (n = 1...

Objectives: The present study has investigated the effect of cognitive behavioral group therapy on improving coping styles in patients with acute coronary heart disease. Methods: Semi-experimental in type of pretest-posttest with control group seems to be a good design for this study.22 patients with acute coronary heart disease are admitted in CCU of Mashhad Razavi Hospital and undergo angi...

The present study investigated the relationship between perceived parenting styles, depersonalisation, anxiety and coping behaviour in a normal high school student sample (N=276). It was found that perceived parental psychological pressure correlated positively with depersonalisation and trait anxiety among the adolescents. Perceived parental warmth was positively associated with active coping ...

Miige Ersoy-Kart, and Ozgna Guldii (2005), Vulnerability to stress, perceived social support, and coping styles among chronic hemodialysis. The aim of this study was to investigate how coping mechanisms differ between hemodialysis patients and healthy people. The sample consisted of 110 adults (55 hemodialysis patients and 55 age and sex-matched healthy subjects). The shorter coping style scale...

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a very distressing experience for children and requires a special effort of adjustment. Therefore, it seems to be crucial to explore coping resources for the experienced risk condition. In this sense, the study focuses on coping strategies and locus of control in children with ALL during the treatment phase, and on their possible relation. The correlation b...