scholarly journals Stressors and Coping Behaviors of Female Peer Leaders Participating in College Club Sports

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh A. Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Peer Leaders ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Club Sports ◽  
Female Peer ◽  
And Coping

Coping Strategies of Female Peer Leaders Participating in College Club Sports

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh A. Bryant ◽  
Damien Clement
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Peer Leaders ◽  
Sports Teams ◽  
Club Sports ◽  
Female Peer ◽  
The Many ◽  
Emotional Social Support

Leadership positions on club sports teams can be valuable roles for undergraduate students, providing the opportunity to develop leadership skills, maintain healthy habits, build friendships, and foster organizational connections in the college setting. Nevertheless, involvement in club sports has the potential to create stress over and above the many demands that college students often experience. The purpose of this study was to identify and explore the ways in which female club sports peer leaders cope with perceived stress. Interviews were conducted with participants ( N = 7) using a semi-structured interview guide comprised of five questions grounded in the existing literature on stress and coping. The findings revealed that participants primarily used emotion-focused strategies to cope with stress; strategies such as seeking emotional social support and avoidance were used more frequently than seeking instrumental/information social support. Five specific coping strategies are examined and practical implications are discussed.

VULNERABILITY TO FLOODING AND COPING BEHAVIOR FOUND IN HOUSING CONDITION: A CASE STUDY IN VAN QUAT DONG VILLAGE, TAM GIANG LAGOON AREA, CENTRAL VIETNAM

2017 ◽  
Vol 126 (4B) ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Trần Thanh Đức
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Housing Condition ◽  
Local People ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Livelihood Security ◽  
Central Vietnam ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Village

<p>Vietnam is a country that is suffered from frequent natural disasters. The most common types of natural disasters experienced are typhoon and flood. From 1951 to 2010, there were 166 typhoons come to Vietnam, of which 67 % hit the central region, 25 % to the north and 8 % to the south of the country. Typhoons bring heavy rains and high tides which accelerate floods, particularly in the coastal and lagoon areas of Central Vietnam. Identification of vulnerability to flooding and coping behavior of local people is required in the efforts to strengthen local capacity related to livelihood security in the study area. This study aims at characterizing the vulnerability of housing condition to flooding and the coping behaviors of local people after experienced big floods in Tam Giang lagoon area, Central Vietnam. Measurement of house’s foundation, observation of types of housing, interview to collect information about the water level during the events of big floods, year of construction and change of people’s behavior after the 1999’s flood were conducted with 427 households in Van Quat Dong village where four big flooding occurred in 1983, 1999, 2007 and 2009 during the last 30 years. The study shows that the 1999’s flood was the biggest flood with water height reached to 148.7 ± 23.9 cmfrom house floor and 222.6 ± 15.4 cmfrom ground level. The households located in the eastern part of the village are recognized more vulnerable to flood due to the lower altitude. The temporary and semi-permanent houses, which share 77.0 % to the entire houses, are considered to be relatively vulnerable to flooding due to weak housing materials and low height of foundation. The houses which categorized to permanent and semi-permanent types constructed after the 1999’s flood have higher foundation than the other houses constructed before the 1999’s flood. The raising of foundation height of permanent and semi-permanent houses, as well as an increase in numbers of two-storey houses, are recognized to be a behavior of local people to cope with flooding. The study also shows the relationship between the poverty level and the coping behaviors of households. Some of poor households in the village are still not in good preparedness to flooding. It suggests that poverty level of household concerns to the vulnerability to flooding and, therefore, rural development assistance to improve household economy for poverty alleviation is required in the efforts to strengthen local capacity related to livelihood security.<strong></strong></p>

scholarly journals Risk Perception and Coping Behavior of Construction Workers on Occupational Health Risks—A Case Study of Nanjing, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7040
Author(s):  
Hui Liu ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
Hongyang Li ◽  
He Li ◽  
Peng Mao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Risks ◽  
Coping Behavior ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
Personal Knowledge ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Health Risk Perception

To reduce harm caused by occupational health risks of construction workers exposed to working environments, especially those for interior decoration, it is crucial for them to actively recognize and prevent these risks. Therefore, how to improve their occupational health risks perception and regulate their coping behaviors should be of great concern. However, most prior studies target construction worker safety, and little research focuses on risk analysis from the psychological level of workers. Hence, construction workers’ occupational health risk perception level and coping behavior level in Nanjing and the influencing factors were analyzed through statistical analysis with 341 valid questionnaires. Bootstrapping was applied to test the mediating effects of risk perception on the proposed factors and coping behaviors. This study revealed that construction workers have a high-level of occupational health risk perception, yet low-level coping behavior. Gender, age, education level, and unit qualification cause differences in individual risk perception level. Personal knowledge and group effects significantly affect the level of risk perception, which subsequently affect coping behavior. Education level, monthly income, and personal knowledge influence the coping behavior through risk perception. Recommendations were put forward for risk perception and coping behavior improvement from the perspectives of construction workers themselves, enterprises, and governments. This study sheds new light for research areas of occupational health and risk management and provides beneficial practice for improving construction workers’ responses to occupational health risks.

GABAergic deficits in absence of LPA1 receptor, associated anxiety-like and coping behaviors, and amelioration by interneuron precursor transplants into the dorsal hippocampus

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Rosell-Valle ◽  
Magdalena Martínez-Losa ◽  
Elisa Matas-Rico ◽  
Estela Castilla-Ortega ◽  
Emma Zambrana-Infantes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dorsal Hippocampus ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Lpa1 Receptor ◽  
And Coping

scholarly journals Reducing Loneliness: The Impact of Mindfulness, Social Cognitions, and Coping

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412199777
Author(s):  
Robin Besse ◽  
Whitney K. Whitaker ◽  
Laura A. Brannon
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Cognitions ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Current Health ◽  
Current State ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

While many facets of loneliness have been explored, research examining the efficacy of loneliness interventions has been overlooked among young adults. The study of loneliness among young adults has become increasingly important considering the current state of isolation and stay-at-home orders issued to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Preliminary reports suggest an increase in loneliness as a result of the current health pandemic, especially among young adults, who have reported feeling lonelier than any other age group. Such findings warrant the study of ways to help reduce loneliness among young adults. The current study examined the efficacy of strategies that might be used to help young adults manage feelings of loneliness. Two hundred and seventy-eight young adults completed the study. Participants read one of four messages: mindfulness, social cognitions, coping behaviors, or a control. Participants in the mindfulness condition felt better equipped to manage future instances of loneliness and held better attitudes toward this intervention. The current research helps to advance understanding of effective ways of helping young adults cope with loneliness.

scholarly journals Perceptions of Health Risks from Hot Weather, and Coping Behaviors among Ethnic Minority Groups in Mountain Areas of China: A Case Study in the Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Ye ◽  
Juan Ma ◽  
Yang Wu ◽  
Ying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Risk Perceptions ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Ethnic Minority Groups ◽  
Mountain Areas ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Hot Weather ◽  
And Coping

Limited research focuses on risk perceptions of hot weather among ethnic minority groups in remote mountain areas of China. Adopting a multi-stage sampling method, this study received completed questionnaires from 643 participates in Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of China in 2017 and 2018. We used multivariate logistic regression models to explore the factors affecting risk perceptions and coping behaviors with regards to hot weather. Results showed that despite a relatively high level of risk perception, the study population in the mountain areas of China had a very low level of preparedness in responding to the risks from heat, and a lack of professional health knowledge in general. In particular, 61.3% (95% CI: 57.1%−5.6%) of the participants felt increasing temperatures in recent years, 73.2% (95% CI: 69.3%−7.0%) thought extreme high temperatures would be a health threat, and 61.3% (95% CI: 57.1%−5.4%) reported physical discomfort during hot weather. However, only 12% (95% CI: 9.5%−4.5%) had the information or knowledge to stay healthy during the extreme high temperatures, and only 24.2% had (95% CI: 20.8%−7.6%) preparation. The logistic regression models suggested that ethnic group, health status, marital status, gender, and employment could affect their perceptions, which could significantly affect the adoption of coping behaviors. In conclusion, our findings have significant implications for developing policies and health education and promotion programs for ethnic minorities in remote regions to maintain good health during hot weather.

Coping With Dating Violence as a Function of Violence Frequency and Solution Attribution: A Structural Modeling Approach

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Bapat ◽  
Terence J. G. Tracey
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
External Solution ◽  
Coping Behaviors ◽  
Undergraduate Women ◽  
Level Of Use ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Positive Effect

This study presents a structural model of coping with dating violence. The model integrates abuse frequency and solution attribution to relate to college women’s choices of coping strategies. Three hundred and twenty-four undergraduate women reported being targets of some physical abuse from a boyfriend and responded to questions regarding the abuse, their solution attribution, and their coping behaviors. Solution attribution mediated the relation between frequency of the abuse and coping. Abuse frequency had a positive effect on external solution attribution, and external solution attribution had a positive effect on the level of use of active coping, utilization of social support, denial, and acceptance.

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