Article
Engineering, Industrial
Shang Zhang, Riza Yosia Sunindijo, Samuel Frimpong, Zhenwen Su
Summary: Recent research has shown that the mental health of construction employees is poor. However, there is a lack of research on mental health in the construction industry of mainland China, which is vital to the global construction industry. This study aims to understand the mental health stressors, coping strategies, and outcomes of Chinese construction employees. The results reveal significant stressors and the need for interventions to improve their mental health outcomes.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Crystal L. Park, Lucy Finkelstein-Fox, Beth S. Russell, Michael Fendrich, Morica Hutchison, Jessica Becker
Summary: The study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, some Americans showed considerable resilience and were able to adapt to the disruptions in their lives. Older age, higher levels of mindfulness and social support, as well as meaning-focused coping, were found to predict better adjustment, reflecting resilience, while avoidance coping was particularly unhelpful. Approach-oriented coping was minimally predictive of subsequent adjustment over time.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Lorena Gutierrez-Puertas, Veronica V. Marquez-Hernandez, Gabriel Aguilera-Manrique, Guadalupe Molina-Torres, Miguel Rodriguez-Arrastia, Pablo Roman-Lopez, Carmen Ropero-Padilla, Ma Carmen Rodriguez-Garcia
Summary: Through analyzing the stress and coping strategies of nursing students in caring for sex trafficking victims, it was found that after intervention, students experienced lower stress levels and improved coping abilities. Emphasis was placed on strengthening nursing education to train future nursing professionals for quicker identification and adequate care of sex trafficking victims.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Vaibhava Upadhyay, Yogesh Parashar
Summary: This study evaluated the stressors and coping strategies of parents of critically ill children. It found that parents of critically ill children experience significant stress, with stress levels correlating with the severity of illness. Procedures done on the child and the child's appearance were the most stressful factors. Middle-class parents experienced more stress regarding financial issues. The most commonly used coping strategies were faith in God, communication with doctors and nurses, and sharing feelings with a spouse.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marzie Reisi, Ashraf Kazemi, Mohammad Reza Abedi, Naser Nazarian
Summary: The present study aimed to explore the relationships between women's coping strategies, spouses' coping strategies, and women's psychological health in infertile couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment. The study involved 212 couples and utilized self-report questionnaires to assess coping strategies and a stress, anxiety, and depression scale to measure psychological health. The findings revealed that women's self-blame and self-focused rumination strategies directly impacted stress and depression levels, and these effects were mediated by spouses' coping strategies. Additionally, women's self-focused rumination strategy indirectly influenced anxiety and depression levels through spouses' self-blame strategy. These results highlight the negative impact of women's coping strategies and the important role of spouses' coping strategies in the psychological health of infertile couples undergoing ART.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Himawari Wakai, Nobutoshi Nawa, Yui Yamaoka, Takeo Fujiwara
Summary: This study aims to explore the stressors and coping strategies of single parents during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on social support as a coping strategy. The results showed that single mothers in Japan recognized additional stressors after the COVID-19 outbreak, and social support is crucial for single mothers to cope with stress during the pandemic.
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Psychology, Social
Chukwuemeka N. Okafor, Karla J. Bautista, Matt Asare, Ijeoma Opara
Summary: The study reveals that turning to religion can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety, while engaging in substance use, behavioral disengagement, and seeking social support for emotional reasons may increase the likelihood of these emotional issues.
JOURNAL OF LOSS & TRAUMA
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Mohsin Nawaz, Jianfan Sun, Samina Shabbir, Wajid Ali Khattak, Guangqian Ren, Xiaojun Nie, Yanwen Bo, Qaiser Javed, Daolin Du, Christian Sonne
Summary: Plants exposed to various stressors can suffer adverse effects on their growth and development, threatening biodiversity and ecosystem services. Little is known about how plants respond to multiple stressors and how these responses affect their physiology. Research has shown that exposure to combined biotic and abiotic stressors can lead to inhibited growth, oxidative imbalance, nutrient assimilation disruption, and stunted root growth. The impact extends beyond individual plants to affect the rhizosphere nutrient profile and microbiome, influencing the biodiversity of the microenvironment. To promote stress tolerance in plants and address global environmental issues, interdisciplinary approaches and advanced technologies are needed for a comprehensive understanding of stress tolerance mechanisms and the development of stress-tolerant plants.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Management
Tingting Wang, Yanhua Chen, Yanrong He, Lijun Shen, Peicheng Wang, Mingzhen Zhu, Jiming Zhu, Mingzi Li
Summary: The study investigates the association between stressors, coping strategies, and intention to leave the nursing profession among nurses. The findings suggest that promoting a safe and supportive work environment can help nurses cope with stress and reduce turnover intention.
JOURNAL OF NURSING MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Katja M. Pollak, Shuai Shao, Jessica M. Knutson, Harleen Gill, Ye-Von Lee, Stacey L. McKay, Catherine Ann Cameron
Summary: This study examined the effects of a new frustration-provoking stressor on psychological and physiological stress responses in adolescents, compared to an established anxiety-provoking stressor. The results showed that both stress conditions had significant effects on cortisol levels, but only one stressor had an effect on heart rate. Both moderate-stress conditions elicited more psychological and physiological stress responses, especially disengagement strategies.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Aniel Jessica Leticia Brambila-Tapia, Fabiola Macias-Espinoza, Joel Omar Gonzalez-Cantero, Reyna Jazmin Martinez-Arriaga, Yesica Arlae Reyes-Dominguez, Maria Luisa Ramirez-Garcia
Summary: We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate the relationship between stress coping strategies and stress, depression, and anxiety in the Mexican population. A total of 1283 participants, with 64.8% being women, completed an electronic questionnaire. Women demonstrated higher levels of stress, depression, and anxiety compared to men. Women also reported a higher frequency of maladaptive coping strategies (behavioral disengagement and denial) and lower levels of adaptive coping strategies (active coping and planning). The study revealed positive correlations between maladaptive coping strategies (self-blame, behavioral disengagement, denial, substance use, and self-distraction) and stress and depression in both sexes, while negative correlations were found between stress and depression and adaptive strategies (planning, active coping, acceptance, and positive reframing). Religion was found to have negative correlations with stress, depression, and anxiety in women, while humor showed low positive correlations with stress, anxiety, and depression in both sexes. Overall, most coping strategies were common in both sexes, except for religion, which appeared to be adaptive in women and neutral in men, and humor, which seemed to be adaptive in men and maladaptive in women. Emotional and instrumental support were found to be neutral in both sexes.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Zohreh Ghasemi Bahraseman, Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki, Esmat Nouhi
Summary: This study examined the impact of stress management training on hemodialysis patients in southeastern Iran, and found that the intervention group showed significantly higher scores in stress coping strategies and self-efficacy compared to the control group. The results suggest that stress management training programs can effectively promote mental health in hemodialysis patients.
Article
Psychology, Applied
Mina Beigi, Shahrzad Nayyeri, Melika Shirmohammadi
Summary: This study interviewed 64 app-based taxi drivers in Tehran and identified six stressors and coping strategies. The findings contribute to the understanding of occupational stress and coping within the context of low-skilled app-based jobs in a non-Western developing country. It highlights the importance of contextual and international perspectives in careers research.
JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Business
Matti Mantymaki, A. K. M. Najmul Islam, Ofir Turel, Amandeep Dhir
Summary: This paper proposes and demonstrates that information technology (IT) can be an effective means of coping with life stressors, including those induced by pandemics. The study examines the use of social network sites (SNSs) as a coping mechanism during the COVID-19 pandemic and finds that psychological detachment through SNS use increases psychological well-being. However, the effect of stressors on psychological detachment varies, with work-family conflict motivating detachment and perceived isolation not influencing it.
TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
(2022)
Review
Gerontology
Sarah Bannon, Mira Reichman, Paula Popok, Juliana Wagner, Melissa Gates, Simrit Uppal, Lisa LeFeber, Bonnie Wong, Bradford C. Dickerson, Ana-Maria Vranceanu
Summary: This meta-synthesis explores the psychosocial stressors and adaptive coping strategies of people with young-onset dementia (PWDs) and their caregivers (CGs). The majority of stressors and coping strategies were found to be common, supporting the use of dyadic frameworks to understand the experience of young-onset dementia. These findings have direct implications for the development of interventions to promote adaptive coping skills in both PWDs and CGs.