The trivialization of distress.

Lazarus, Richard S.

doi:10.1037/10082-003

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“…Particularly intriguing is the strong relationship between perceived competence and life satisfaction. This relationship highlights the observations of Lazarus (e.g., Lazarus, 1985;Lazarus & Folkman, 1984), Taylor (1983), and others, that some people, even when faced with chronic pain and severe functional limitations, are nonetheless able to lead personally satisfying lives. It further implicates perceived competence as an important factor in promoting this ability.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

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The Mediational Role of Perceived Competence in Psychological Adjustment to Rheumatoid Arthritis¹

Smith

Dobbins

Wallston

1991

J Applied Social Pyschol

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Chronic illnesses such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been linked to poor psychological adjustment, although individual differences in this relationship have been observed. This study examines the role of perceived competence as a mediator between RA and adjustment. Persons with RA (N= 208) were surveyed three times at 6‐month intervals concerning several potential antecedents of adjustment (pain, psychosocial impairment, social support, and control beliefs), self‐perceived level of competence, and level of adjustment (life satisfaction and depressive symptomatology). Within each observational period strong evidence was obtained for perceived competence as a mediator of adjustment. Longitudinally (across the year) the data were consistent with a mediational model, but strong evidence establishing mediation was not obtained. Implications of these findings, and the importance of examining the role of perceived competence in adaptation to chronic illness, are discussed.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 76%

The Mediational Role of Perceived Competence in Psychological Adjustment to Rheumatoid Arthritis¹

Smith

Dobbins

Wallston

1991

J Applied Social Pyschol

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“…In addition, the ways people coped were found to be strongly related to the support they received in stressful encounters, implying that stressful experi-ences involve complex interpersonal processes about which very little is known as yet (cf. Coates & Wortman, 1980;Coyne, 1976;Dunkel-Schetter & Wortman, 1982;Lazarus, 1984). Perhaps with further research, we may begin to understand the conditions that promote the provision of appropriate and effective support to those under stress and to distinguish these from conditions that are characterized by a lack of support or the presence of negative reactions on the part of others.…”

Section: The Role Of Coping In Social Support Receiptmentioning

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Correlates of social support receipt.

Dunkel-Schetter¹,

Folkman²,

Lazarus³

1987

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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Psychological correlates of social support receipt were examined in an investigation of stress and coping among 150 middle-aged community residents. Subjects were interviewed monthly for 6 months, each time concerning a specific stressful situation in the previous month. Social support received and methods of coping were assessed each time, as well as other variables. Factors hypothesized to be associated with support receipt were person predispositions, appraisal patterns with regard to specific stressful encounters, and coping strategies used. Each was most strongly associated with a particular type of social support. Person predispositions related most strongly to emotional support received, appraisal factors related most strongly to aid, and coping strategies related most to informational support received. Furthermore, of the three sets of variables, the individual's ways of coping appeared to be most strongly associated with all types of social support received. Two implications are explored. First, we suggest that the three types of social support studied represent different constructs with different antecedents and consequences. Second, we argue that coping behavior provides interpersonal cues regarding what is wanted or needed in a stressful situation and that the members of the social environment respond accordingly. Social support has been defined by House (1981) as "an interpersonal transaction involving one or more of the following: (1) emotional concern (liking, love, empathy), (2) instrumental aid (goods or services), (3) information (about the environment), or (4) appraisal (information relevant to self-evaluation)" (p. 39). The concept of social support is in vogue among stress researchers in psychology and behavioral medicine for two reasons. First, social support appears to mediate the effects of life stress on health and well-being (see reviews by Berkman,

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“…I take the position that, on the whole, people perceive and respond to the realities of life more or less accuratelyÐotherwise they could not survive and flourish. However, they also consider personal goals and beliefs in their perceptions and apperceptions, and to some extent we all live by illusion (Lazarus, 1983(Lazarus, , 1985.…”

Section: The Limitations Of Appraisal Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Freund

Riediger

2001

Applied Psychology

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Commentaries by: Alexandra M. Freund and Michaela Riediger, What I Have and What I Do— The Role of Resource Loss and Gain Throughout Life, p.370 Richard S. Lazarus, Conservation of Resources Theory (COR): Little More Than Words Masquerading as a New Theory, p.381 James Campbell Quick and Joanne H. Gavin, Four Perspectives on Conservation of Resources Theory: A Commentary, p.392 Ralf Schwarzer, Stress, Resources, and Proactive Coping, p.400 Murray S. Thompson, A Rose By Any Other Name . . . : A Commentary onHobfoll's Conservation of Resources Theory, p.408

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The trivialization of distress.

Cited by 22 publications

References 48 publications

The Mediational Role of Perceived Competence in Psychological Adjustment to Rheumatoid Arthritis¹

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