Negative life stress, social problem-solving self-appraisal, and hopelessness: Implications for suicide research

Bonner, Ronald L.; Rich, Alexander R.

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“…Social problem solving abilities are found to moderate the relationship between negative life stress and measures of distress such as hopelessness (Bonner & Rich, 1988), anxiety (Nezu, 1986a), depressive symptoms (Nezu, 1986b), and behavioral and academic adjustment (Kang & Lee, 1992).…”

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Social Problem Solving as a Predictor of Well-being in Adolescents and Young Adults

Siu¹,

Shek²

2009

Quality of Life of Chinese People in a Changing World

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Social problem solving is the cognitive-affective-behavioral process by which people attempt to resolve real-life problems in a social environment, and is of key importance in the management of emotions and well-being. This paper reviews a series of studies on social problem solving conducted by the authors. First, we developed and validated the Chinese version of the Social Problem-Solving Inventory Revised (C-SPSI-R) which demonstrated very good psychometric properties. Second, we identified the scope of stressful social situations faced by young adults and their self-efficacy in facing such situations (N =179).Young adults were generally confident about their basic social skills but found it much more stressful to relate to family members, handle conflicts, handle negative behaviors from others, self-disclose to others, and to express love. Third, in two separate studies, we found that social problem solving was closely linked to measures of depression (n = 200), anxiety (n = 235), and family well-being (N = 1462). Measures of anxiety and depression were found to be significantly related to aspects of social problem solving in expected directions and expected strength. In another study, higher parental social problem solving behavior and lower avoidance behavior were found to be related to indicators of family well-being, including better overall family functioning, and fewer parent-adolescent conflicts.

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Social Problem Solving as a Predictor of Well-being in Adolescents and Young Adults

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2009

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“…These studies consistently demonstrate a significant correlation between problem-solving appraisal and depression such that increases in perceived ineffective problem solving are associated with increases in depressive symptoms (e.g., Bonner & Rich, 1988;Nezu, Kalmar, Ronan, & Clavijo, 1986;Nezu, Nezu, Saraydarian, Kalmar, & Ronan, 1986). Taken in sum, the results of these studies provide strong evidence that problem-solving appraisal is related to depressive symptoms across a variety of populations and cultures.…”

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“…Furthermore, it is estimated that college students are twice as likely to have clinical depression and dysthymia as are people of similar ages and backgrounds in the workforce (Bonner & Rich, 1988). Therefore, basic research that empirically examines the dynamics of depression is relevant to a wide range of both educators and counselors.…”

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Problem‐Solving Appraisal and Depression: Evidence for a Recovery Model

Dixon

2000

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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The purpose of this study was to examine whether problem-solving appraisal plays a role in recovery from depression in a university population. It was predicted that self-appraised effective problem solvers would be more likely to recover from a depressive episode than self-appraised ineffective problem solvers. Consistent with this hypothesis, there was a significant Time 1 problem-solving appraisal × Time 1 depression interaction in predicting Time 2 depression scores. More specifically, by Time 2 the self-appraised effective problem solvers reported only mild levels of depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory [BDI] = 12), whereas the self-appraised ineffective problem solvers reported levels of depression that were moderate to severe (BDI = 20).

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“…Social problem solving abilities are found to moderate the relationship between negative life stress and measures of distress such as hopelessness (Bonner and Rich 1988), anxiety (Nezu 1986a), depressive symptoms (Nezu 1986b), and behavioral and academic adjustment (Kang and Lee 1992).…”

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Social Problem Solving as a Predictor of Well-being in Adolescents and Young Adults

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2009

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Negative life stress, social problem-solving self-appraisal, and hopelessness: Implications for suicide research

Cited by 74 publications

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Social Problem Solving as a Predictor of Well-being in Adolescents and Young Adults

Social Problem Solving as a Predictor of Well-being in Adolescents and Young Adults

Problem‐Solving Appraisal and Depression: Evidence for a Recovery Model

Social Problem Solving as a Predictor of Well-being in Adolescents and Young Adults

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