scholarly journals Estresse psicológico e recuperação em atletas profissionais do circuito brasileiro de vôlei de praia: um estudo seccional

2018 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Victor Silva ◽  
Michel Moraes Gonçalves ◽  
Michela De Souza Cotian ◽  
Marcelo Nobre
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Pearson Coefficient ◽  
The Face ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Moderate Magnitude ◽  
Relevant Factors

Introdução: A importância mundial do esporte destaca a necessidade do estudo de todos os fenômenos nele envolvidos. Um dos fatores mais relevantes relacionados ao rendimento dos atletas é estado psicológico. Há diferentes formas de enfrentamento (coping) e de recuperação diante do estresse psicológico presente em no ambiente de competições de alto nível.Objetivo: Examinar os níveis de estresse esportivo e de recuperação e as estratégias de adaptação (coping) utilizadas pelos atletas profissionais de vôlei de praia do sexo masculino com as melhores posições no ranking da Confederação Brasileira de Vôlei de Praia (CBVP).Métodos: Estudo seccional observacional, do qual participaram 19 atletas de alto rendimento de vôlei de praia do sexo masculino. Foram aplicados os instrumentos Questionário de Estresse e Recuperação no Esporte (RESTQ-76 Sport) Sports e Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28 (ACSI-28). Utilizou-se o coeficiente de Pearson para analisar a relação de idade e ranking com coping.Resultados: Houve correlação positiva de magnitude moderada (R = 0,531; P = 0,019) entre os valores de coping total e a idade dos atletas. Não foi encontrada relação entre o ranking dos atletas e os valores de coping total.Conclusão: Idade foi um indicador de maior capacidade de lidar com estresse para atletas profissionais de vôlei de praia, na faixa etária dos participantes deste estudo. Os atletas não demonstraram priorizar uma característica específica dentro das estratégias de enfrentamento de coping ao lidar com uma competição desportiva como evento estressor.Psychological Stress and Recovery in Professional Athletes of the Brazilian Beach Volleyball Circuit: a Sectional StudyIntroduction: The worldwide sports importance highlights the need to study all the phenomena involved in it. One of the most relevant factors related to athletes' performance is psychological state. There are different forms of coping and recovery in the face of the psychological stress present in the environment of high-level competitions.Objective: To examine the levels of sports stress and recovery and coping strategies used by professional male beach volleyball athletes with the best positions in the Brazilian Beach Volleyball Confederation (CBVP) ranking.Methods: Observational sectional study, in which 19 high-performance male beach volleyball athletes participated. The Sports and Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28 (ACSI-28) questionnaire was applied to stress and recovery in sports (RESTQ-76 Sport). The Pearson coefficient was used to analyze the relation of age and ranking with coping.Results: There was a positive correlation of moderate magnitude (R = 0.531; P = 0.019) between the total coping values and the athletes' age. No correlation was found between athlete ranking and total coping values.Conclusion: Conclusion: Age was an indicator of greater capacity to deal with stress for professional beach volleyball athletes, in the age group of the participants of this study. The athletes did not demonstrate prioritizing a specific characteristic within coping strategies when dealing with a sports competition as a stressor event.

scholarly journals Caregiver burden and coping strategies in caregivers of older patients with stroke

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Azar Kazemi ◽  
Jalil Azimian ◽  
Maryam Mafi ◽  
Kelly-Ann Allen ◽  
Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Caregiver Burden ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Reappraisal ◽  
Burden Of Care ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Psychological Burden ◽  
And Coping

Abstract Background Coping strategies play a key role in modulating the physical and psychological burden on caregivers of stroke patients. The present study aimed to determine the relationship between the severity of burden of care and coping strategies amongst a sample of Iranian caregivers of older stroke patients. It also aimed to examine the differences of coping strategies used by male and female caregivers. Methods A total of 110 caregivers of older patients who previously had a stroke participated in this descriptive and cross-sectional study. The Zarit Burden Interview and Lazarus coping strategies questionnaires were used for data collection. Questionnaires were completed by the caregivers, who were selected using convenience sampling. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson's correlations and independent t-tests. Results The mean age of participants was 32.09 ± 8.70 years. The majority of the caregivers sampled reported mild to moderate (n = 74, 67.3%) burden. The most commonly used coping strategies reported were positive reappraisal and seeking social support. Results of the independent t-test showed that male caregivers used the positive reappraisal strategy (t(110) = 2.76; p = 0.007) and accepting responsibility (t(110) = 2.26; p = 0.026) significantly more than female caregivers. Pearson’s correlations showed a significant positive correlation between caregiver burden and emotional-focused strategies, including escaping (r = 0.245, p = 0.010) and distancing (r = 0.204, p = 0.032). Conclusions Caregivers with higher burden of care used more negative coping strategies, such as escape-avoidance and distancing. In order to encourage caregivers to utilize effective coping skills, appropriate programs should be designed and implemented to support caregivers. Use of effective coping skills to reduce the level of personal burden can improve caregiver physical health and psychological well-being.

scholarly journals Assessment of Pain Management, Acceptance of Illness, and Adjustment to Life with Cancer in Patients with Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Krajewski ◽  
Małgorzata Mazur ◽  
Adrian Poterek ◽  
Agata Pastuszak ◽  
Urszula Halska ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bladder Cancer ◽  
Pain Management ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Invasive Bladder Cancer ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Fighting Spirit ◽  
Acceptance Of Illness ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder Cancer

Purpose. According to the European Association of Urology bladder cancer is the seventh most commonly diagnosed malignancy in the world’s male population. Despite its high incidence, papers evaluating psychological state in those patients’ group are lacking. The purpose of the study was to evaluate pain management, disease acceptance, and adjustment to cancer in homogenous group of patients diagnosed with nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Methods. Group of 252 male patients who were scheduled for NMIBC treatment were prospectively evaluated. Patients fulfilled Acceptance of Illness Scale (AIS), Mini-Mental Adjustment to Cancer (Mini-MAC) and Coping Strategies (CSQ) questionnaires before treatment introduction. Results. Highest CSQ score was achieved by the coping self-statements subscale (mean=18,37). The catastrophizing subscale score was the lowest (mean=11,24). Place of residence affected results of CSQ statement about pain control. Catastrophizing and coping self-statements strategies were associated with matrimonial status. In the Mini-MAC questionnaire the fighting spirit way of coping had the highest (21,73) and the helplessness-hopelessness subscale had the lowest mean value (13,3). Matrimonial status was strongly associated with anxious preoccupation, fighting spirit, and helplessness – hopelessness way of coping. The mean AIS test score was 28.8. AIS result was influenced by patient’s marital status, yet not by education, place of residence, nor any clinical factor. Conclusions. In the examined group, the level of acceptance of the disease reached values that were slightly higher than the average. It indicated a fairly good adaptation to cancer. Among the methods of coping with cancer, the constructive style is definitely dominant with a high intensity of the fighting spirit strategy. The destructive style of cancer coping reached low values with a low intensity of helplessness/hopelessness strategy. From pain coping strategies, self-statements and praying/hoping were the most commonly chosen ways, whereas catastrophizing was the rarest. Many associations between various questioners’ results were also observed.

scholarly journals The Role of Self-Talk in Predicting Death Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Coping Strategies in the Face of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esmaeil Sadri Damirchi ◽  
Arezoo Mojarrad ◽  
Saeed Pireinaladin ◽  
Andrej M M Grjibovski
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Coping Style ◽  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Self Talk ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Coping

Objective: Nowadays, the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) is one of the most stressful resources that has led to the rise of different levels of psychological crisis. In addition to the countries affected by the COVID-19, such as China, European and American countries, Iran has appeared as one of the most affected countries with high infected cases and deaths. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the role of self-talk in predicting death anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and coping strategies in the face of COVID-19. Method: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted on 354 adults living in Ardabil, Iran, who were selected using cluster sampling from 21 January to 19 March 2020. Self-Talk questionnaires, Coping Strategies, Death Anxiety, and Obsessive-Compulsive questionnaires were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression were used for data analysis. Results: The findings revealed a significant positive relationship between self-talk and problem-centered coping style. Also, significant negative relationships were found between self-talk and emotional coping style, death anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Furthermore, based on the results of the regression test, self-talk predicted problem-centered style, emotional-coping style, death anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Conclusion: The results of this study emphasize the need for psychological crisis intervention during the COVID-19 outbreak. Also, this study provides an important step in shifting attention to self-talk skills from sport psychology fields toward clinical psychology, especially about the mental impacts of COVID-19.

scholarly journals Stress and Coping Mechanism of Infertile Women Attending Infertility Clinic in Kathmandu

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandrakala Sharma ◽  
D Subedi ◽  
L Rai ◽  
K Upreti
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
High Stress ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Coping Mechanism ◽  
Infertile Women ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Very High

INTRODUCTION: Many women face problems related to infertility in various aspects of their life. Also, it is not comfortable to discuss on this issue. Because of this, the feelings and distress faced by women may not come out and the pent up emotions may lead to different stress related problems.   MATERIAL AND METHODS : A descriptive research design was adopted to assess the stress and coping mechanism of infertile women attending infertility clinic in Kathmandu Nepal. The study was conducted from October 2011 to January 2013. Purposive sampling technique was used and sample size was 100. Data was collected through semi- structured interview using; 'Perceived Stress Scale'(PSS) and 'Coping Check List' (CCL).   RESULTS: Regarding stress level of respondents, 40% were at very high level of stress and 35% with high level of stress. High level stress was found among the age group of 21-30 years. In relation to level of stress and coping strategies, 54.17% respondents with high stress used religious coping strategies, 50% of the respondents with very high stress also used religious coping, followed by 40% emotional coping and 37.5% problem focused coping and seeking social support strategies to overcome the stress.   CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that the  almost more than half of the respondents were under high level of stress and mostly were those who are under  treatment for more than 1-3 yrs of duration. The study also concluded that the higher the age the respondents were more stressed due to the infertility. It was also found that most of the respondents used religious coping as well as emotional focused coping during the stressful period.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v2i4.12039Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences (2014) Vol.02 No.04 Issue 08Page: 24-28

scholarly journals Sources of Stress and Coping Strategies among Iranian Physicians

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zohreh Tavakoli ◽  
Ali Montazeri ◽  
Ali Asghar Farshad ◽  
Zahra Lotfi ◽  
Ismail Noor Hassim
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Job Stressors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
And Coping

BACKGROUND: Physicians are at risk of having high levels of stress which affect their performance. Finding the stressors and the coping skills to manage stress could be used to develop program to decrease stressful situation. No study has been done on Physicians' stress and coping in Iran. The main objective of this study is to find out the main stressors and coping strategies among Iranian Physicians working in hospital in Tehran-Iran.METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed on 780 Physicians,using a questionnaire consisted of two sections ;The first section were the stressors which included 67 questions and The second section were The Brief COPE with 28-items for assessing a broad range of coping behaviors among respondents.RESULTS: A total of 1100 questionnaires were distributed to all the available Physicians in the hospitals selected. 780 Physicians returned complete questionnaires with observed response rate of 75%. The majority of respondents (56.9%) were women. The first 3 sources of stress in workplace (Job stressors) are physical environment problem (75%), too much volume of work and poorly paid. The main sources of stress outside the work place (non-job stressors) ranked by Physicians were; financial problem (9.09), not enough time to spend with family (8.87), conflicts with household tasks (7.36).The top five coping strategies used by Iranian Physicians were Behavioral Disengagement, Planning, Instrumental support, Acceptance, and turning to religion.CONCLUSIONS: This study revealed that both workplace and non-job sources of stress can affect the Physicians performance and there is an association between gender and coping skills.

scholarly journals Attitudes to time and coping-strategies of farming entrepreneurs

2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 08039
Author(s):  
Vlada Pishchik
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Senior Managers ◽  
The Future ◽  
Older Farmers ◽  
And Coping

Farmers and especially their psychological state are not often objects of research. We used the following methods: the questionnaire “Attitudes to time” by Nutten (in Muzdybayev’s modification); the questionnaire SACS – “Strategies for overcoming stressful situations” (Hobfoll, 1994); the questionnaire of problems assessment in the activities of the farmers; the questionnaire “Crisis”, developed by us. The questionnaire “Crisis” was used to identify three groups of level of well-being. The sample consisted of farmers: 50 people. The results showed that the attitudes to time of young farmers have a positive, interesting, full of hope past; the present is negative, terrible, unsuccessful, significant; the future is positive, full of hope, active and saturated. The attitudes to time of older farmers are the following: the positive, pleasant, difficult, eventful past; the present is meaningful, positive, hopeful; the future is interesting, positive, bright, full of hope. The level of well-being in both groups is estimated at the average one. Coping strategies in the group of young farmers are - getting in touch, in the group of senior managers - indirect-actions; in both groups ‒ finding social support. The assessment of the problems of farming activity revealed two key problems - insufficient funds and lagging modernization.

scholarly journals Psychological distress, burnout, and coping strategies among Nigerian primary school teachers: a school-based cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyuche Lawretta Ozoemena ◽  
Olaoluwa Samson Agbaje ◽  
Levi Ogundu ◽  
Amaka Harry Ononuju ◽  
Prince Christian Iheanachor Umoke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Personal Accomplishment ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Primary School Teachers ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Coping

Abstract Background The teaching profession is highly stressed job. A high level of stress is associated with poor health outcomes, such as burnout and psychological distress. Therefore, teachers’ use of coping styles becomes imperative. However, relatively little is known about primary school teachers’ psychological distress, burnout, coping strategies, and associated factors in Nigeria. The study investigated psychological distress, burnout, coping strategies among primary schools, and associated factors in Nigeria. Methods A total of 264 teachers aged 20–59 years participated in the study between May 2019 to October 2019. Questionnaires on psychological distress, burnout, coping strategies, and demographic profile form were used for data collection. Factors associated with psychological distress, burnout, and coping strategies were identified using t-test, univariate ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, Chi-square test, and hierarchical linear regression analysis. Results Of 264 participants enrolled for the study, 253 responded, giving a response rate of 95.8%. The prevalence of psychological distress and burnout was 69.9% (176/253) and 36.0% (91/253), respectively. Sex (β = 0.158), a high level of emotional exhaustion (β = 0.193) and reduced personal accomplishment (β = 0.358), adoption of problem-focused strategies (β = 0.904), and dysfunctional strategies (β = 0.340) were positively associated with psychological distress. Age (β = − 0.338), academic qualification (β = − 0.210), and income level (β = − 0.146) were inversely associated with psychological distress, which together explained 51.5% of the total variance. Psychological distress (β = 0.275 vs. β = 0.404) was significantly associated with emotional exhaustion (EE) and reduced personal accomplishment (PA) and explained 11.4 and 24.2% of the variance in EE and reduced PA, respectively. Conclusions The high prevalence of psychological distress and burnout among teachers should receive urgent attention. Teachers’ training curricula should include developing interpersonal skills, stress management abilities, and resilience to equip them for the job. Also, teacher training curricula should integrate mental health promotion interventions.

scholarly journals The Challenges and Coping Strategies of KM Implementation in HEIs

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-58
Author(s):  
Ayesha Khatun ◽  
Sajad Nabi Dar
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
Competitive Edge ◽  
High Level ◽  
Descriptive Framework ◽  
And Coping

The pace of competition has increased in every sphere of the economy, and to face such high level of competition, organizations look for sustainable competitive edge. Knowledge as a tool of competition has been found to be highly sustainable as compared to physical resources and even technology, so organizations look for managing knowledge with strategic focus. This paper attempts to assess the knowledge management practices of a top Indian B-School, to identify the challenges faced by the B-School in the domain of knowledge management implementation and the coping strategies adopted by the school vis-à-vis the challenges. The study adopts for itself a descriptive framework and bases the enquiry on both primary as well as secondary data. For carrying out the investigation, case study method of research was applied. The findings show that though the B-School under study practices most of the selected parameters of knowledge management, managing knowledge as a strategic tool for developing and maintaining sustainable competitive edge is yet to be recognized.

scholarly journals STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES AMONG THE WIVES OF ALCOHOLICS ATTENDING SELECTED DE - ADDICTION CENTRES

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. S. Rajina Rani* rani ◽  
Dr. S. Rajina Rani* rani
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Moderate Level ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Coping Methods ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Coping

Stress is a part of everyday life and no one is spared from it. People experience stress in different ways and for different reasons. From the newborn to the person who breaths his/her last, suffers from different types of stress. Wives of alcoholics go through countless problems in their personal and family life. They are at high risk for low quality of life due to use of maladaptive coping strategies. This study will help to evaluate the level of stress that faced by them and use of coping skills. Thus this will be a guide for planning and teaching effective coping methods to the targeted population. Aim: To assess the stress and coping among the wives of alcoholics. Methods: A quantitative research approach was used for the present study. The sample consisted of 50 wives of alcoholics, selected using purposive sampling technique. The tools used for the study were modified perceived stress scale and coping with drinking questionnaire. Results: The outcome of the study revealed that 98% of the wives of alcoholics had moderate level of stress and 2% of the wives of alcoholics had mild level of stress. It was also found that 96% of them had moderate level of coping and 4% had high level of coping.

scholarly journals Identifying Stressors and Coping Strategies of Elite Esports Competitors

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Smith ◽  
Phil D.J. Birch ◽  
Dave Bright
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
Team Communication ◽  
Avoidance Coping ◽  
Relaxation Problem ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Coping

Researchers have examined some of the psychological aspects of competing at a high level in esports. The present study aims to build on this literature by examining the various stressors faced and the associated coping strategies employed by seven esports competitors. The interviews were inductively analysed, and the findings illustrated a range of internal (e.g., communication issues, lack of shared team goals) and external (e.g., event audience, media interviews) stressors that the participants faced. Following this, the coping strategies used to deal with these stressors were deductively analysed. A number of emotion- (e.g., breathing, relaxation), problem- (e.g., intra-team communication after matches), and approach- (e.g., team camps, delegating roles) coping strategies were described by participants. Avoidance coping strategies were predominantly highlighted as being used during games. Results are considered in line with how applied practitioners might support players to develop strategies to deal with stressors, which might in turn lead to performance enhancements.

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