Resolution of Stressful Experiences as an Indicator of Coping Effectiveness in Young Adults: An Event History Analysis

Harnish, Jennifer D.; Aseltine, Robert H.; Gore, Susan

doi:10.2307/2676301

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“…Finally, we hypothesized that happiness would not be related to either vigilant or avoidant coping strategies because it would not entail action and striving under challenge at the outset. Although no prior research has examined the relative impact of happiness and self-realization on vigilant and avoidant coping, these hypotheses are in line with prior work that had demonstrated that vigilant coping reduced stress whereas avoidant coping increased stress (e.g., Harnish, Aseltine, & Gore, 2000).…”

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Goal Motives, Well-Being, and Physical Health: Happiness and Self-Realization as Psychological Resources Under Challenge

Miquelon

Vallerand

2006

Motiv Emot

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An integrative model of goal motives, well-being, and physical health was tested within three studies. Study 1 demonstrated that pursuing autonomous goals was positively associated with both happiness and self-realization, whereas pursuing controlled goals was negatively associated with self-realization, but unrelated to happiness. Study 1 further revealed that self-realization was negatively associated with physical symptoms, whereas happiness was unrelated to the symptoms. Study 2 replicated the findings of Study 1 while showing that academic stress mediated the relationship between self-realization and physical symptoms. Finally, Study 3 replicated the findings of Studies 1 and 2 and additionally demonstrated that academic coping mediated the relationship between self-realization and academic stress. These findings are discussed in terms of their theoretical implications and directions for future research are proposed.

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Section: Studysupporting

confidence: 74%

Goal Motives, Well-Being, and Physical Health: Happiness and Self-Realization as Psychological Resources Under Challenge

Miquelon

Vallerand

2006

Motiv Emot

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“…Both the social closeness and stress reaction subscales of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire demonstrated good internal consistency; Cronbach's alpha for both measures was .84. Coping strategy, which is believed to play a role in the onset and maintenance of PTSD symptoms (e.g., Dörfel, Rabe, & Karl, 2008), was assessed using a 24-item measure (Harnish, Aseltine, & Gore, 2000) that asked participants to rate how they would cope with a stressful situation. This scale is comprised of six subscales, each addressing a different type of coping strategy; these include cognitive based (e.g., "think about strategies for dealing with the situation"), appraisal based (e.g., "try to see things in a positive way"), religious based (e.g., "pray about or meditate on the situation"), behavioralbased coping methods (e.g., "do things to improve the situation"), support seeking (e.g., "talk to someone about how you felt"), and avoidance (e.g., "do things to take your mind off the situation").…”

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Heterogeneity in the course of posttraumatic stress disorder: Trajectories of symptomatology

Dickstein

Suvak

Litz

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Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Unconditional and conditional trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology were examined using a sample of U.S. soldiers deployed on a NATO-led peacekeeping mission to Kosovo. Data were collected at 4 time points, ranging from the weeks leading up to deployment to 9-months post deployment. Latent class growth analysis revealed 4 unique symptom trajectories: resilience, recovery, delayed, and unrealized anxiety. Variables identified as significant predictors of trajectory class included previous traumatic events, combat exposure, peacekeeping daily hassles, depression, alcohol use, aggressive behavior, stress reactivity, and military rank. Results from this study add to the literature detailing the variability in PTSD course, as well as to the literature pertaining to predictors of PTSD onset and course.

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“…In addition to or included within the above categories, religious/spiritual and social support represent other strategies or resources individuals can use to manage strain (see [8,46,73]). These latter two strategies serve both as ways to cope with strain and as buffers that protect one from the negative impact of life events.…”

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Strain, coping mechanisms, and slavery: a general strain theory application

Rocque

2008

Crime Law Soc Change

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General strain theory (GST) is a framework for understanding how strain, or psychological adversity, affects individuals, and how these individuals cope with strain. Researchers have generally used the theory to study contemporary crime and deviance. However, GST offers a more general perspective for the study of strain that apply to other contexts. This paper examines applicability of GST to African-American experiences during slavery in order to determine the relevance of the theory to an historical context and to shed light onto that context. Relying on primary and secondary sources from the historical record, I argue that slaves in America experienced the types of strain outlined in GST, showing how these strains affected individuals. Moreover, during the ante-bellum period, African Americans appear to have utilized the same coping strategies and resources found in GST, which helps to illustrate how and why such coping strategies were used. As a result, GST is able to offer insights into a historical context -an application of the theory neither researchers in the criminological, nor the historical literature have explored. Implications for the application of GST in other situations of confinement (e.g., the prison) are discussed.

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Resolution of Stressful Experiences as an Indicator of Coping Effectiveness in Young Adults: An Event History Analysis

Cited by 41 publications

References 30 publications

Goal Motives, Well-Being, and Physical Health: Happiness and Self-Realization as Psychological Resources Under Challenge

Goal Motives, Well-Being, and Physical Health: Happiness and Self-Realization as Psychological Resources Under Challenge

Heterogeneity in the course of posttraumatic stress disorder: Trajectories of symptomatology

Strain, coping mechanisms, and slavery: a general strain theory application

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