Stress Coping Strategies of Drug and Alcohol Addicted Patients in Latvia

Sudraba, Velga; Millere, A.; Deklava, Liāna; Millere, Elīna; Zumente, Z.; Circenis, Kristaps; Millere, Inga

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.09.099

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“…According to the results of the study, young adult male smokers are more likely to use emotion-focused coping strategies than problem-focused coping strategies. This result is consistent with the study of "Stress coping strategies of drug and alcohol addicted patients in Latvia" by Sudraba et al (22). In the current study, the overall score of using emotion-focused strategy was more than problem-focused strategy.…”

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Cigarette Smoking and Coping Strategies with Stress in Young Adults of Larestan

Mansouri

Kavi

Ahmadpoori

et al. 2018

Jundishapur J Health Sci

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Background: Stress is a universal phenomenon experienced by all human beings. Stress can result from both positive and negative experiences, and it can have physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual consequences. Stress and strategies to cope with it are considered as two important factors in smoking. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate strategies for coping with stress in young adults smokers. Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on the male population in Lar city in south of Iran, from 23 October, 2014 to 19 April, 2015. After screening based on the inclusion criteria, 348 smoker males aged 20 to 40 years old, were selected. In order to collect the data, the Farsi version of Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) was used. Descriptive and analytical statistical tests, such as one way analysis of variance (ANOVA), t-pair, independent t test, Kruskal-Wallis, chi-square, and Pearson correlation coefficient with significance level of P ≤ 0.05 were used to achieve the study objectives. Results: The mean age of the samples was 29.53 ± 5.92 years, and they consumed an average of 10.52 ± 1.47 cigarettes per day. In terms of educational level, 39 (11.2%) of the subjects were illiterate and most of them had primary (37.4%) and middle school education (31.6%). The mean score of coping strategies in the problem-focused and the emotion-focused group were 25.30 ± 5.34 and 39.24 ± 11.75, respectively. There was a statistically significant correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked per day and the type of emotion-focused coping strategies (r = 0.153 and P = 0.003). There was no significant correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked per day and the problem-focused coping method (r =-0.065 and P = 0.223). Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that smokers are more likely to use emotional-focused strategies, and higher education in smokers may lead to increased use of problem-solving strategies. Therefore, it is recommended to encourage awareness and education in urban planning.

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Cigarette Smoking and Coping Strategies with Stress in Young Adults of Larestan

Mansouri

Kavi

Ahmadpoori

et al. 2018

Jundishapur J Health Sci

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“…There is substantial evidence of these adverse experiences having a deleterious impact on a child’s developmental, behavioural, psychosocial and physical outcomes 44. Adolescents, in particular, may try substance use in an effort to cope with their stress, as posited by stress-coping theory 45. In parallel, social learning theory suggests that people who face more adversity tend to have parents or close friends who are themselves substance users46 47 and are consequently at higher risk of substance use themselves.…”

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Pathways connecting socioeconomic variables, substance abuse and gambling behaviour: a cross-sectional study on a sample of Italian high-school students

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ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to elucidate the pathway of associations linking gambling, alcohol intake, smoking habit, cannabis consumption between each other and with demographic and socioeconomic variables.Setting and participantsA survey was conducted in 2017 on a representative sample of 15 602 Italian 14-year-olds to 17-year-olds attending 201 secondary schools.Outcome measuresStructural Equation Models analysis was used to assess the pathway between gambling, alcohol intake, smoking, cannabis consumption, demographics and socioeconomic factors.ResultsIrrespective of socioeconomic or demographic variables, gambling is positively associated with alcohol and cannabis consumption, while cannabis consumption is predicted by smoking and by alcohol intake, smoking is predicted by alcohol intake. Adolescents with a higher weekly income are more at risk of gambling, drinking alcohol and smoking, while the degree of economic dissatisfaction was positively associated with alcohol intake, cannabis consumption and smoking. Maternal employment appeared to be positively associated with adolescents’ smoking, alcohol intake and cannabis consumption.ConclusionsThis is one of the first studies to shed light on the pathways of associations connecting various health-risk behaviours among adolescents with demographic and socioeconomic factors.

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“…It is possible that people who do not seek emotional support have some difficulties in regulating negative emotions that stop them from recognizing the problem. They could still think of alcohol consumption as an answer to their problems [15,22].…”

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“…Instrumental support refers to obtaining advice, information and feedback from others while emotional support focuses on regulation and control of temporary emotional distress with the help of people in one own's social network [21]. Proactive coping style and its instrumental and emotional seeking strategies are not studied in alohol addicts and neither is the motivation in the context of abstinence [22].…”

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Socioemotional predictors of motivation for abstinence in alcohol addicts

Šarić

Dijaković

2018

Alcoholism and psychiatry research

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Motivation for abstinence is one of the most significant predictors of the patient's treatment engagement and completion, as well as the treatment outcome. Since this complex process has not been sufficiently studied, in clinical practice the need for a better understanding and perception of it has arisen, namely due to its significant contribution to hospital care programs. The aim of this study was to identify the socio-emotional predictors of motivation for abstinence in patients undergoing treatment for a minimum of 12 days. The study involved 72 volontary participants from Department of Alcohol Program in one psychiatric hospital. Motivation for abstinence was studied using the SOCRATES questionnaire which, along with the subscales of ambivalence, recognition and taking steps, represents a criterion. Demographic variables, emotional regulation and control, instrumental and emotional support seeking, life satisfaction, positive and negative emotions and flourishing were examined as potential predictors. Regression analysis showed that emotional regulation and control and instrumental and emotional support seeking significantly explain 15.8% of ambivalence, 29.4% of recognition and 30.6% of taking steps; life satisfaction, positive and negative emotions significantly explained 11.3% of taking steps, while flourishing accounted for 13.7% of taking steps. As for the demographic variables, only sex, age and education level acounted for 15.6% of recognition. In spite of the result obtained, the overall percentage of the explained variance is relatively low. Clinical implications of this study are significant and their greatest contribution is maximizing hospital care programs pertaining to rehabilitation of alcoholics.

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Stress Coping Strategies of Drug and Alcohol Addicted Patients in Latvia

Cited by 18 publications

References 18 publications

Cigarette Smoking and Coping Strategies with Stress in Young Adults of Larestan

Cigarette Smoking and Coping Strategies with Stress in Young Adults of Larestan

Pathways connecting socioeconomic variables, substance abuse and gambling behaviour: a cross-sectional study on a sample of Italian high-school students

Socioemotional predictors of motivation for abstinence in alcohol addicts

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