Life Transitions and Crises

Moos, Rudolf H.; Schaefer, Jeanne A.

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“…Fourth, questionnaires should be validated prior to usage if possible. Fifth, importantly, studies should use models to structure their research questions-to date, most studies have not been based on theory regarding adjustment to illness [42,43]. Finally, limitations and possible future directions for research should be provided.…”

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Psychological distress and its correlates in ovarian cancer: a systematic review

2008

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Objective: Ovarian cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage, and consequently high levels of distress are often experienced. It is necessary to understand the factors associated with psychological distress in order to guide interventions to target those factors. The purpose of this systematic review was therefore to identify correlates of psychological distress in ovarian cancer.Methods: Included studies had to be quantitative and empirical, with standardized measures of psychological distress (anxiety or depression), and to present results for ovarian cancer patients specifically. Standard systematic search methods were used. Information about design, ovarian cancer sample size, disease stage, time since diagnosis, measures of distress used and findings was extracted from each study. The studies were quality assessed using experimenterdefined criteria as good, average and poor quality. Strength of the evidence (strong, some, inconclusive) was based on the quality and consistency of findings.Results: Eighteen studies meeting the inclusion criteria were identified. There was strong evidence for a relationship between younger age, being diagnosed with more advanced disease, more physical symptoms and shorter time since diagnosis with increased levels of anxiety and/ or depression. Additional factors (e.g. immune) tested in a few studies also emerged as correlates of distress.Conclusions: Demographic, disease and quality of life factors correlated with distress. However, too few studies assessed possible psychological and immunological correlates, which could be potentially modified and should be assessed in future studies.

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Psychological distress and its correlates in ovarian cancer: a systematic review

2008

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“…Thus an individual successfully tackling more goals (and more ambitious goals) is exercising and further developing adaptive capability. Development of skill and knowledge capabilities acts to enhance efficacy expectations (Aldwin, 1994;Moos & Schaefer, 1986). Heightened efficacy expectation can make subsequent adverse experiences less stressful to deal with (Affeck, Tennen, & Rowe, 1991;McMillen, Zuravin, & Rideout, 1995).…”

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Hope, hopelessness, and coping: A framework for class‐distinctive cognitive capital

Henry

2004

Psychology and Marketing

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Evidence that a variety of psychological dispositions vary systematically with social class has been reported in the marketing literature over the last 50 years. However, recent work has been extremely limited. Research progress has been stifled because of poor conceptual specification and lack of an integrative framework capable of grounding these dispositions in theory. This article draws upon the psychology of coping-specifically harnessing hope/hopelessness theories-to develop a much-needed framework. This will facilitate clear conceptual specification of the psychological dispositions where social class distinctions have been proposed, and specify the relations between each of the dispositions. The term cognitive capital is introduced to capture the idea that one's mix of psychological dispositions operates as a system that can be thought of as an important type of resource that is gradationally distributed with social class level. This cognitive-capital system impacts life chances and quality-of-life outcomes via the predominant pattern of coping responses that are employed in dealing with the many adversities, threats, and challenges that life typically presents. The framework provides academics with a vehicle to progress understanding of these psychological phenomena, marketing communicators with an enriched picture of class-based distinctions, and public policy makers with an understanding of levers that contribute to social inequality.

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“…It means that these ar eas could be important for them. The occurrence of changes may indicate a dynamic way of restructur ing one's experience and an adequate way of coping with the situations of everyday life (Chichetti, 2006;Moos & Schaefer, 1986;Satir, 2000;Pervin, 2003).…”

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“…The subjects were divided into two groups depending on their social background. A crisis situation takes place when the perturbation of balance between a human being and the environment is so great that it is im possible to apply the usual means to reestablish it and it is necessary to seek other ways of functioning (Moos & Schaefer, 1986;Kaplan, 2005). One of the features of a crisis situation is the fact that the usual patterns of action prove no longer possible to apply.…”

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Future perspectives as a condition of positive adaptation of young adults after traumatic experience

Farnicka¹

2014

Current Issues in Personality Psychology

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backgroundThe paper presents the results of a study on the possible role of sense of influencing one's life and expectations towards the future as a personal condition of adaptation. In accordance with the theory of formulation of temporal perspectives, these variables were assumed to be related to construction of the psychological reality of the subjects. participants and procedureThe study involved 162 adults in two groups, with traumatic experience and without such experience, aged 18-35. The tools used in the study included: Rosenberg SelfEsteem Scale (SES), Boszkiewicz Questionnaire: Life Experience Questionnaire, events evaluation and expectations of changes in the future. resultsThe study revealed significant differences between people from the two groups in the scope of self-evaluation, sense of influence on events and future expectations. conclusionsThe results pointed to the need for adjustment of therapeutic and preventive treatment to future expectations, evaluation of events and the current stage of development, as indicated by personal conditions of adaptation.

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Life Transitions and Crises

Cited by 132 publications

References 17 publications

Psychological distress and its correlates in ovarian cancer: a systematic review

Psychological distress and its correlates in ovarian cancer: a systematic review

Hope, hopelessness, and coping: A framework for class‐distinctive cognitive capital

Future perspectives as a condition of positive adaptation of young adults after traumatic experience

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