The impact of coping and emotional intelligence on the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder from past trauma, adjustment difficulty, and psychological distress following divorce

Slanbekova, Gulnara Kobylanovna; Chung, Man Cheung; Abildina, Saltanat K.; Sabirova, Raikhan; Капбасова, Г.Б.; Karipbaev, Baizhol

doi:10.1080/09638237.2017.1322186

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“…Our results confirmed previous findings showing that pre-displacement stressors are associated with PTSD symptoms and psychological distress among the displaced population [13,9]. Similar to the outcomes of previous works [14][15][16], our results showed a significant and positive relationship between psychological distress and PTSD symptoms. Results further suggested that longer duration in camp and being single predicted higher levels of PTSD symptoms severity and psychological distress.…”

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“…Although studies have examined the impact of pre-displacement stressors on psychological distress and PTSD symptoms, there is a need to understand how these stressors impact the reciprocal relationship between psychological distress and PTSD symptoms. It has been demonstrated that greater PSTD levels may predict increased psychological distress [14][15][16], and a history of psychological distress may predict increased PTSD [17,18]. Research has also shown that PTSD is usually comorbid with psychological distress [19,20].…”

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Reciprocal Association between Psychological Distress and PTSD and Their Relationship with Pre-Displacement Stressors among Displaced Women

Idemudia¹,

Olawa²,

Milburn³

2023

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

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It is established in the psychological literature that pre-displacement stressors, PTSD symptoms, and psychological distress are associated among internally displaced persons. However, existing studies have not demonstrated the mechanism underlying these associations. This study compared two explanatory models; one with PTSD symptoms severity explaining the indirect association between pre-displacement stressors and psychological distress, and the other with psychological distress explaining the indirect relationship between pre-displacement stressors and PTSD symptoms severity. In a cross-sectional design, 631 women (Mean age = 31.18 ± 8.59) were conveniently and purposely selected from the displaced women harboured in two camps in Borno State, Nigeria, due to the Boko-Haram insurgency. Data were collected utilizing structured questionnaires and subjected to path analyses. Results demonstrated that PTSD symptoms severity and psychological distress indirectly explained their respective and independent association with pre-displacement stressors. However, PTSD symptoms had a statistically larger standardized indirect effect size, greater indirect effect percentage, and bigger kappa-squared (k2) effect size than psychological distress. PTSD symptoms and psychological distress may have a reciprocal influence on each other from pre-displacement stressors. However, PTSD symptoms can better explain the association between pre-displacement stressors and psychological distress than the other way around. These outcomes have important implications for the psychological treatment of displaced persons.

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Reciprocal Association between Psychological Distress and PTSD and Their Relationship with Pre-Displacement Stressors among Displaced Women

Idemudia¹,

Olawa²,

Milburn³

2023

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion

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“…Based on research evidence, Leopold (2018) concluded men were more vulnerable to short-term consequences of divorce, while in the mid-term both men and women's adjustment to divorce was similar, but more significantly men's strain of divorce in the longterm was transient while for women it was chronic. According to Slanbekova1 et al (2017), divorced women show poor social and family adjustments and are more depressed, lonely and financially burdened.…”

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Stress and coping resources of divorced women in the Maldives

ABOOBAKURU,

RIYAZ

2021

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he paper explores the stress level and the coping resources utilized by divorced women in the Maldives. While the study is designed as a quantitative investigation, the general objectives are not to generalize findings but to gain an understanding of divorce demographic and coping strategies of women after divorce. The Taylor’s manifest anxiety scale was used to assess stress, and a second questionnaire assesses divorcees’ current situation and their coping strategies. Both the questionnaires were self-administered by 60 participants identified through snowball sampling strategy. The findings show that divorced women exhibit notable psychological stress, with 46.7% of the participants having high stress, 51.7% having low stress and only 1.7% exhibiting no stress. While other unknown stressors in their life cannot be ruled out, the findings suggest that better socioeconomic, cognitive and emotional resources such as education, employment, adequate finance including child maintenance from the father of the child, emotional support from immediate family as well as friends have a positive impact on reducing stress. Contrarily, the findings also show lack of employment, rental expenses, dependency on an external party for child maintenance support, the uncertainties of a new romantic relationship, and the experience from a painful divorce process can have a negative impact on psychological wellbeing. Furthermore, in adjusting to life after divorce, most of the participants seek financial independence through upskilling and employment, while some divorced women seek remarriage for financial and emotional security.

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“…Research shows that EI capacities and coping styles are of utmost importance in family divorce when building mutual parenting is complicated and full of personal and interpersonal challenges (8,9). Individuals affected by parental divorce have a higher risk of developing a variety of mental health conditions, and psychosomatic and psychosocial disorders.…”

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Editorial: Break the mental health stigma: the role of emotional intelligence

Laranjeira,

Lesinskiene

2024

Front. Psychiatry

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Editorial on the Research TopicBreak the mental health stigma: the role of emotional intelligenceThe Research Topic "Break the mental health stigma: the role of emotional intelligence" endeavours to contribute to the understanding of potential links between emotional intelligence (EI) and mental health stigma. Research findings will inform policymaking, public health, and clinical best practices. Understanding emotions is a fundamental complement to emotional competence, which according to theoretical assumptions is a predictor of social adjustment and mental health. This leads to a positive association between high levels of EI and mental health (1). Emotions are fundamental in the daily lives of individuals, aiding in decision-making and adaptive responses to various adversities. They also play an important role in helping to preserve social well-being and emotional/ subjective well-being. Research during the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated that online EI training is effective at sustaining critical aspects of mental health during a subsequent real-life crisis (2). Knowing how to manage emotions allows individuals to identify their affective states and adjust their reactions, action, thought, and behaviour to adaptively deal with emotional experiences. An individual's ability to express, self-regulate, and understand emotions is called emotional competence. Conversely, suppressing or denying emotions negatively influences mental health (3). As both constructs, emotions, and well-being, are related, people with a high tendency to suppress/deny emotions tend to present low levels of subjective well-being. EI also plays a significant role in the development of psychosomatic symptoms and disorders when somatic health is related to emotional regulation and general mental health.The evidence provides a well-documented connection between EI and psychopathologies including depression, stress, and anxiety (4). These conditions are characterized by negative attributions, unpleasant cognitions, and self-stigma. An elevated degree of EI can safeguard against depressive situations by enhancing the recognition of emotions, identifying unpleasant moods, and fostering overall life contentment (1, 5). Research also suggests that individuals with strong emotional abilities are less susceptible to mental health issues, leading to an improved quality of life, well-being, and enhanced sense of belonging (5,6). EI is a beneficial psychological trait that facilitates the establishment of a balance between challenging life circumstances Frontiers in Psychiatry frontiersin.org 01

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The impact of coping and emotional intelligence on the relationship between posttraumatic stress disorder from past trauma, adjustment difficulty, and psychological distress following divorce

Abstract: Following divorce, people can experience psychological distress which is influenced by the effects of PTSD from past trauma, and whether they used problem-focused coping and were able to manage their emotions.

Cited by 12 publications

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Reciprocal Association between Psychological Distress and PTSD and Their Relationship with Pre-Displacement Stressors among Displaced Women

Reciprocal Association between Psychological Distress and PTSD and Their Relationship with Pre-Displacement Stressors among Displaced Women

Stress and coping resources of divorced women in the Maldives

Editorial: Break the mental health stigma: the role of emotional intelligence

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