The structure of coping.

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The structure of coping.

01 Mar 1978-Journal of Health and Social Behavior (J Health Soc Behav)-Vol. 19, Iss: 1, pp 2-21

TL;DR: Results indicate that individuals' coping interventions are most effective when dealing with problems within the close interpersonal role areas of marriage and child-rearing and least effective when deals with the more impersonal problems found in occupation.

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Abstract: Coping refers to behavior that protects peoplefrom being psychologically harmed by problematic social experience, a behavior that importantly mediates the impact that societies have on their members. The protective function of coping behavior can be exercised in three ways: by eliminating or modifying conditions giving rise to problems; by perceptually controlling the meaning of experience in a manner that neutralizes its problematic character; and by keeping the emotional consequences of problems within manageable bounds. The efficacy of a number of concrete coping behaviors representing these threefunctions was evaluated. Results indicate that individuals' coping interventions are most effective when dealing with problems within the close interpersonal role areas of marriage and child-rearing and least effective when dealing with the more impersonal problems found in occupation. The effective coping modes are unequally distributed in society, with men, the educated, and the affluent making greater use of the efficacious mechanisms.

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The Contours of Positive Human Health

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Carol D. Ryff, Burton H. Singer

01 Jan 1998-Psychological Inquiry

TL;DR: This article puts forth an explicit operational formulation of positive human health that goes beyond prevailing "absence of illness" criteria and delineates possible physiological substrates of human flourishing and offers future directions for understanding the biology of positive health.

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Abstract: The primary objectives of this article are (a) to put forth an explicit operational formulation of positive human health that goes beyond prevailing "absence of illness" criteria; (b) to clarify that positive human health does not derive from extant medical considerations, which are not about wellness, but necessarily require a base in philosophical accounts of the "goods" in life; (c) to provoke a change of emphasis from strong tendencies to construe human health as exclusively about the mind or the body toward an integrated and positive spiral of mind-body influences; (d) to delineate possible physiological substrates of human flourishing and offer future directions for understanding the biology of positive health; and (e) to discuss implications of positive health for diverse scientific agendas (e.g., stress, class and health, work and family life) and for practice in health fields (e.g., training, health examinations, psychotherapy, and wellness intervention programs).

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Differences between caregivers and noncaregivers in psychological health and physical health: a meta-analysis.

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Martin Pinquart, Silvia Sörensen¹•Institutions (1)

University of Rochester¹

01 Jun 2003-Psychology and Aging

TL;DR: This meta-analysis integrated findings from 84 articles on differences between caregivers and noncaregivers in perceived stress, depression, general subjective well-being, physical health, and self-efficacy to find larger differences between dementia caregivers andNoncaregiver than between heterogeneous samples of caregiver and non caregivers.

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Abstract: Providing care for a frail older adult has been described as a stressful experience that may erode psychological well-being and physical health of caregivers. In this meta-analysis, the authors integrated findings from 84 articles on differences between caregivers and noncaregivers in perceived stress, depression, general subjective well-being, physical health, and self-efficacy. The largest differences were found with regard to depression (g = .58), stress (g = .55), self-efficacy (g = .54), and general subjective well-being (g = -.40). Differences in the levels of physical health in favor of noncaregivers were statistically significant, but small (g = .18). However, larger differences were found between dementia caregivers and noncaregivers than between heterogeneous samples of caregivers and noncaregivers. Differences were also influenced by the quality of the study, relationship of caregiver to the care recipient, gender, and mean age of caregivers.

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Distinctions between social support concepts, measures, and models

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Manuel Barrera¹•Institutions (1)

Arizona State University¹

01 Aug 1986-American Journal of Community Psychology

TL;DR: Le concept de support social doit etre abandonne au profit de concepts plus pertinents fondes sur les modeles de relations entre stress and detresse as mentioned in this paper.

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Abstract: Le concept de support social doit etre abandonne au profit de concepts plus pertinents fondes sur les modeles de relations entre stress et detresse

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Theoretical perspectives on the relation between catastrophizing and pain.

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Michael J. L. Sullivan¹, Beverly E. Thorn, Jennifer A. Haythornthwaite, Francis J. Keefe, Michelle Y. Martin, Laurence A. Bradley, John C. Lefebvre - Show less +3 more•Institutions (1)

Dalhousie University¹

01 Mar 2001-The Clinical Journal of Pain

TL;DR: It is suggested that catastrophizing might best be viewed from the perspective of hierarchical levels of analysis, where social factors and social goals may play a role in the development and maintenance of catastrophize, whereas appraisal-related processes may point to the mechanisms that link catastrophization to pain experience.

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Abstract: The tendency to "catastrophize" during painful stimulation contributes to more intense pain experience and increased emotional distress. Catastrophizing has been broadly conceived as an exaggerated negative "mental set" brought to bear during painful experiences. Although findings have been consistent in showing a relation between catastrophizing and pain, research in this area has proceeded in the relative absence of a guiding theoretical framework. This article reviews the literature on the relation between catastrophizing and pain and examines the relative strengths and limitations of different theoretical models that could be advanced to account for the pattern of available findings. The article evaluates the explanatory power of a schema activation model, an appraisal model, an attention model, and a communal coping model of pain perception. It is suggested that catastrophizing might best be viewed from the perspective of hierarchical levels of analysis, where social factors and social goals may play a role in the development and maintenance of catastrophizing, whereas appraisal-related processes may point to the mechanisms that link catastrophizing to pain experience. Directions for future research are suggested.

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Cites background from "The structure of coping."

...Coping model Coping generally refers to the strategies that individuals use to minimize the impact of life stressors on their psychological well-being.(78,96) There has been some debate regarding the conceptualization of catastrophizing as a coping strategy....
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Searching for the structure of coping: a review and critique of category systems for classifying ways of coping.

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Ellen A. Skinner¹, Kathleen Edge¹, Jeffrey Altman², Hayley Sherwood²•Institutions (2)

Portland State University¹, University of Rochester²

01 Mar 2003-Psychological Bulletin

TL;DR: The authors concluded that confirmatory factor analysis should replace the 2 most common strategies and recommend hierarchical systems of action types (e.g., proximity seeking, accommodation) for constructing category systems.

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Abstract: From analyzing 100 assessments of coping, the authors critiqued strategies and identified best practices for constructing category systems. From current systems, a list of 400 ways of coping was compiled. For constructing lower order categories, the authors concluded that confirmatory factor analysis should replace the 2 most common strategies (exploratory factor analysis and rational sorting). For higher order categories, they recommend that the 3 most common distinctions (problem- vs. emotion-focused, approach vs. avoidance, and cognitive vs. behavioral) no longer be used. Instead, the authors recommend hierarchical systems of action types (e.g., proximity seeking, accommodation). From analysis of 6 such systems, 13 potential core families of coping were identified. Future steps involve deciding how to organize these families, using their functional homogeneity and distinctiveness, and especially their links to adaptive processes.

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Cites background from "The structure of coping."

...…and Psychological Stability Understanding the Medical Situation Through Communication With Other Parents and Consultation With the Medical Staff 36 Pearlin & Schooler (1978) Self-report measure Marriage, parenting, household economics, and occupation Item generation based on thematic examination…...
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...One of the most common ways of coping used for interpersonal stressors (e.g., Elias, Rothbaum, & Gara, 1986; Pearlin & Schooler, 1978), it includes lower order ways of coping such as priority setting, proposing a compromise, persuasion, reducing demands, trade-offs, and deal making....
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...Appendix A List of Coping Assessments Reviewed by Age, Domain (General or Specific), and Type Adult measures Child and adolescent scales: General and domain specific Child and adolescent interview and observational measuresDomain general Domain specific 1 Aldwin & Revenson (1987) Ways of Coping Checklist (revised) 25 Andersson & Ekdahl (1992) Appraisal and Coping Questionnaire Coping with chronic disease 43 Austin et al. (1991) Coping Health Inventory for Children 73 Altshuler et al. (1995) 2 Amirkhan (1990) Coping Strategy Indicator 26 Bowman (1990) Marital Coping Inventory 44 Ayers et al. (1996) Children’s Coping Strategies Checklist How I Coped Under Pressure Scale 74 Altshuler & Ruble (1989) 3 Aspinwall & Taylor (1992) Ways of Coping Checklist 27 Burt & Katz (1988) How I Deal With Things Coping with rape 45 Brodzinsky et al. (1992) Coping Scale for Children and Youth 75 Ayers et al. (1989), cited in Kliewer (1991) 4 Billings & Moos (1981) 28 Butler et al. (1989) Cognitive Coping Strategy Indicator Acute pain 46 Causey & Dubow (1992) Self-Report Coping Measure 76 Band & Weisz (1988) 5 Billings & Moos (1984) 29 Davis et al. (1998) Death of a family member 47 Connor-Smith et al. (2000) Responses to Stress Questionnaire 77 Bernzweig et al. (1993) 6 Carver et al. (1989) COPE Scale 30 Dunkel-Schetter et al. (1992) Ways of Coping Checklist— Cancer Version 48 Dise-Lewis (1988) Life Events and Coping Inventory 78 Brown et al. (1986) 7 Endler & Parker (1990) 31 Feifel & Strack (1989) Life Situations Inventory Conflict situations 49 Ebata & Moos (1991) Coping Response Inventory— Youth Form 79 Coleman (1992) 8 Epstein & Meier (1989) Constructive Thinking Inventory 32 Heidrich & Ryff (1992) Problems of aging 50 Elias et al. (1986) Group Social Problem Solving Assessment 80 Compas et al. (1988) 9 Folkman & Lazarus (1980) Ways of Coping Checklist 33 Latack (1986) Job-related stress 51 Fanshawe & Burnett (1991) Coping Inventory for Adolescents 81 Compas et al. (1996) 10 Folkman & Lazarus (1985) Ways of Coping Checklist (revised) 34 Laux & Weber (1991) Anger and social anxiety 52 Frydenberg & Lewis (1991) Adolescent Coping Scale 82 Curry & Russ (1985) 11 Folkman et al. (1986) Ways of Coping Checklist (revised) 35 McCubbin et al. (1983) Coping Health Inventory for Parents Chronically ill child 53 Gil et al. (1991) Coping Strategies Questionnaire for Sickle Cell Disease 83 Dickey & Henderson (1989) 12 Hobfoll et al. (1994) Preliminary Strategic Approach to Coping Scale 36 Pearlin & Schooler (1978) Marriage, parenting, household economics, and occupation 54 Glyshaw et al. (1989) 84 Hardy et al. (1993) 13 Holohan & Moos (1987) 37 Prohaska et al. (1987) Coping with illness 55 Halstead et al. (1993) Ways of Coping Checklist (modified) 85 Manne et al. (1993) 14 Jalowiec (1988) Jaloweic Coping Scale 38 Quayhagen & Quayhagen (1982) Coping Strategies Inventory Interpersonal conflict 56 Horowitz et al. (1994) 86 O’Brien et al. (1995) Children’s Marital Conflict Coping Strategies Interview 15 Mattlin et al. (1990) 39 Rohde et al. (1990) Coping with depression 57 Lepore & Kliewer (1989), cited in Kliewer (1991) Monitor and Blunting Scale for Children 87 Weisz et al. (1994) 16 McCall & Struthers (1994) 40 Rosenstiel & Keefe (1983) Coping Strategy Questionnaire Coping with chronic pain 58 Mellor-Crummey et al. (1989) Children’s Social Coping Inventory 88 Wertlieb et al. (1987) Child Stress Inventory 17 McCrae (1984) 41 Sidle et al. (1969) Coping with college choice, early marriage, and important exam 59 O’Brien et al. (1997) Marital Conflict Stimulus and Postconflict Questionnaire 89 Williamson et al. (1989) Early Coping Inventory 18 Parkes et al. (1984) Ways of Coping Checklist (modified) 42 Terry & Hynes (1998) Coping with failed in vitro fertilization attempt 60 Patterson & McCubbin (1987) Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences (Appendixes continue) Appendix A (continued) Adult measures Child and adolescent scales: General and domain specific Child and adolescent interview and observational measuresDomain general Domain specific 19 Perrez & Reicherts (1992) Stress and Coping Process Questionnaire 61 Rossman (1992) Child Perceived Coping Questionnaire 20 Robbins & Tanck (1978) 62 Sandler et al. (1994) Children’s Coping Strategies Checklist 21 Stanton et al. (2000) 63 Seiffge-Krenke (1993) Coping Across Situations Questionnaire—Finnish 22 Stone & Neale (1984) Open ended 64 Spirito et al. (1988) Kidcope 23 Tobin et al. (1989) Coping Strategies Inventory 65 Tero & Connell (1984) Academic Coping Inventory 24 Vitaliano et al. (1985) Ways of Coping Checklist (modified) 66 Timberlake et al. (1993) Coping with Self and Academic Ability Scale 67 Tolor & Fehon (1987) Coping Style Questionnaire 68 Varni et al. (1996) Pediatric Pain Coping Inventory 69 Walker et al. (1997) Pain Response Inventory 70 Whitesell et al. (1993) 71 Wills (1985) 72 Wills et al. (1995) Note....
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...Categories describe what is happening on the ground during coping episodes, that is, “specific coping responses: the behaviors, cognitions, and perceptions in which people engage when actually contending with their life-problems” (Pearlin & Schooler, 1978, p. 5)....
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...Confirmatory factor analysis of the Jalowiec Coping Scale....
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Abstract: Translation: Merton, Robert. 1968. "Social Structure and Anomie", in Merton, Robert. Social Theory and Social Structure. New York: Free Press: 185-214.

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Gerhard Lenski

01 Aug 1954-American Sociological Review

TL;DR: In recent years, there have been numerous indications that, in the analysis of social stratification, sociology is rapidly outgrowing the classical conceptual schemes inherited from the past as mentioned in this paper, and this trend is evident even with respect to such a basic matter as the manner in which the vertical structure of groups is conceived.

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Abstract: IN recent years there have been numerous indications that, in the analysis of social stratification, sociology is rapidly outgrowing the classical conceptual schemes inherited from the past. Critically inclined students have come increasingly to recognize the inability of the older schemes to incorporate many of the findings of present day research, or to adapt themselves to newer theoretical concerns. This trend is evident even with respect to such a basic matter as the manner in which the vertical structure of groups is conceived. From Aristotle to Marx to Warner, most social philosophers and social scientists have described the vertical structure of human groups in terms of a single hierarchy in which each member occupies a single position. Different exponents of this traditional scheme have not always agreed regarding the nature or characteristics of this hierarchical structure. Nevertheless, all have shared the common conception of a unidimensional structure. Since Max Weber's day, however, this traditional approach has come to be criticized by a growing number of sociologists, who have argued that the uni-dimensional view is inadequate to describe the complexities of group structure. These critics have maintained that the structure of human groups normally involves the coexistence of a number of parallel vertical hierarchies which usually are imperfectly correlated with one another. If this newer approach is sound, the traditional conception of individual or family

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Sex differences in depression: The effects of occupation and marital status

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Lenore Sawyer Radloff

01 Sep 1975-Sex Roles

TL;DR: The role of housewife has been hypothesized as the source of excess mental illness among married women as compared with married men as discussed by the authors, and both housewives and working wives are significantly more depressed than working husbands.

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Abstract: The role of housewife has been hypothesized as the source of excess mental illness among married women as compared with married men. The present study found both housewives and working wives significantly more depressed than working husbands. Although working wives report that they do more housework than husbands, this factor was not significantly related to depression for either wives or husbands. It is suggested that the risk factors for depression, including marriage for women, may be better understood in the context of clinical theories of depression, especially the “learned helplessness” model.

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