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  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,602 Views
13 Pages

Male-Type Depression Mediates the Relationship between Avoidant Coping and Suicidal Ideation in Men

  • Kieran M. O’Gorman,
  • Michael J. Wilson,
  • Zac E. Seidler,
  • Derek English,
  • Ian T. Zajac,
  • Krista S. Fisher and
  • Simon M. Rice

Despite known links between men’s avoidant coping behaviours (e.g., distraction, denial, substance use) and suicide risk, little research has explored the mechanisms underpinning this relationship. This study sought to examine whether male-type...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,049 Views
14 Pages

Is the Association between Postpartum Depression and Early Maternal–Infant Relationships Contextually Determined by Avoidant Coping in the Mother?

  • Cecilia Peñacoba Puente,
  • Carlos Suso-Ribera,
  • Sheila Blanco Rico,
  • Dolores Marín,
  • Jesús San Román Montero and
  • Patricia Catalá

This study analyzes the moderating role of avoidant coping (in early pregnancy) in the relationship between postpartum depressive (PPD) symptoms and maternal perceptions about mother–baby relations and self-confidence. Participants were 116 low...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
15,212 Views
11 Pages

16 February 2023

Humor is considered an adaptive coping strategy as it could reduce the burden of perceived stress and increase positive emotional states when dealing with stressful situations. Humor has been reported in several models as a rather independent strateg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
23,866 Views
22 Pages

Perfectionism can influence how one approaches challenges and deals with setbacks, and, consequently, can inhibit or facilitate achievement. The present study (1) explored the relationship between Frost’s six dimensions of perfectionism and five type...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,335 Views
20 Pages

The development of control-related constructs has involved different approaches over time, and yet internal and external locus of control are conceptualized as dichotomous factors influencing active versus avoidant coping strategies. While external c...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,280 Views
14 Pages

Anxiety and Avoidance in Adults and Childhood Trauma Are Associated with Negative Religious Coping

  • Alice Kosarkova,
  • Klara Malinakova,
  • Jitse P. van Dijk and
  • Peter Tavel

Religion as a coping strategy is mostly connected with positive health outcomes. Yet, negative religious coping (NRC) has been associated with rather negative outcomes that affect one’s health. The aim of this study was to explore whether insec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,115 Views
12 Pages

Although emotional avoidance may be a critical factor in the pathway from psychological distress to self-injury and/or suicidality, little is known about the relative importance of differing functional coping dynamics and experiential avoidance betwe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,374 Views
13 Pages

The present questionnaire study explores the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV), coping strategies, and psychological maladjustment for both female and male college students, as well as considering the effects of perpetrated IPV. Co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
78 Citations
12,109 Views
11 Pages

The aims of this study were to evaluate the predicting effects of psychological inflexibility/experiential avoidance (PI/EA) and stress coping strategies for Internet addiction, significant depression and suicidality among college students during the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,586 Views
18 Pages

The conspiracy of silence is extremely important due to both its high incidence and its consequences. This process usually occurs in situations of palliative care, or death; however, this concept is also mentioned in the literature linked to other co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,367 Views
14 Pages

14 May 2025

Adults bereaved by the suicide or overdose death of someone close to them are vulnerable to adverse mental health outcomes, but little is known about how these individuals utilize avoidance- and approach-based coping strategies, how these strategies...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,963 Views
13 Pages

Influence of Coping, Esteem, and Resilience on Caregiver Distress in Pancreatic Cancer Patient–Caregiver Dyads

  • Nicole Nardella,
  • Brent Taiting Xia,
  • Kelvin Allenson,
  • Adrianna Oraiqat,
  • Wenyi Fan,
  • Qianxing Mo,
  • Jennifer Permuth,
  • Dae Won Kim and
  • Pamela Hodul

Background/Objectives: Through survey and analysis of pancreas cancer patient–caregiver dyads, we aimed to identify patient and caregiver characteristics that influence and determine the impact of caregiver coping strategies, self-esteem, and r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,260 Views
18 Pages

Cognitive Avoidance Is Associated with Decreased Brain Responsiveness to Threat Distractors under High Perceptual Load

  • Vivien Günther,
  • Mariia Strukova,
  • Jonas Pecher,
  • Carolin Webelhorst,
  • Simone Engelmann,
  • Anette Kersting,
  • Karl-Titus Hoffmann,
  • Boris Egloff,
  • Hadas Okon-Singer and
  • Thomas Suslow
  • + 1 author

Cognitive coping strategies to deal with anxiety-provoking events have an impact on mental and physical health. Dispositional vigilance is characterized by an increased analysis of the threatening environment, whereas cognitive avoidance comprises st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
59 Citations
13,072 Views
21 Pages

6 September 2021

In this study, we aimed to explain the interplay mechanism between stress, life satisfaction, and coping styles among university students. A cohort study was performed during the first (wave 1; W1) and second (wave 2; W2) waves of the Coronavirus dis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,154 Views
24 Pages

16 March 2025

Climate change is one of the most urgent issues of our time. Its increasingly visible effects make it a global worry and a chronic stressor, especially for specific developmental targets such as young adults. This study outlines the process of the It...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,046 Views
13 Pages

Often in the forensic context, child victims and witnesses are interviewed several times, exposing them to suggestive questions and social pressures. The present study had the main purpose of verifying the effect of coping strategies on the levels of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
76 Citations
10,635 Views
11 Pages

The Role of Illness Perceptions, Coping, and Self-Efficacy on Adherence to Precautionary Measures for COVID-19

  • Yuen Yu Chong,
  • Wai Tong Chien,
  • Ho Yu Cheng,
  • Ka Ming Chow,
  • Angelos P. Kassianos,
  • Maria Karekla and
  • Andrew Gloster

As the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues, engaging the public in adherence to precautionary measures for preventing COVID-19 spread or infection becomes difficult. The present study aims to extend our understanding of how i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,085 Views
13 Pages

12 May 2024

Background: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented and unexpected change all around the globe. The long-term effects are still ongoing, especially those related to the confinement measures. The study took place during the f...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,680 Views
16 Pages

28 February 2022

Problematic gaming has become a public concern, influenced both by genetic factors and stressful environments. Studies have reported the effects of dopamine-related genes and interpersonal stressors on problematic gaming, but gene and environment int...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,101 Views
12 Pages

13 December 2024

Heightened anxiety can impair perceptual-motor performance, with detrimental effects potentially arising, in part, from threat-related attentional biases and interpretations. Shifting from a flight (i.e., threat) mindset to a fight (i.e., challenge)...

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,775 Views
11 Pages

11 February 2022

This short review presents the hypothesis that stress-dependent dopamine (DA) transmission contributes to developing and maintaining the brain network supporting a cognitive reserve. Research has shown that people with a greater cognitive reserve are...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
2,846 Views
7 Pages

Many patients with cluster headaches report that their relatives do not understand what they are going through. This qualitative study aimed to collect patients’ recommendations and wishes on how others should respond to those suffering from cl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,993 Views
10 Pages

Relationship between Experiential Avoidance and Emotional Disturbances in Coping with Disease in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis

  • María Cuerda-Ballester,
  • David Sancho-Cantus,
  • David Martínez-Rubio,
  • Belén Proaño-Olmos,
  • María Pilar García-Pardo and
  • José Enrique de la Rubia Ortí

10 October 2024

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease that presents with both motor and non-motor symptoms, with anxiety and depression being prominent and potentially exacerbated by negative thoughts. Therefore, the experiential avoidance (EA) exhi...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,401 Views
19 Pages

4 September 2022

This paper scrutinizes the phenomenon of issue fatigue and its consequences. Issue fatigue results from overexposure to a news topic that has been on the media’s agenda for an extended period of time. Fatigued recipients become annoyed, and no...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,765 Views
13 Pages

22 October 2020

Knowing the factors that influence children’s suggestibility is important in implementing the psychological variables to be evaluated during a forensic evaluation. In the interrogative suggestibility model, coping strategies intervene in determ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
8,106 Views
13 Pages

Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress

  • Maša Vukčević Marković and
  • Marko Živanović

Exposure to the traumatic experiences of others can lead to secondary traumatization (STS), a condition comprising trauma-related symptoms. There is a lack of evidence on efficient ways to mitigate STS among professionals working with refugees, who a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,064 Views
16 Pages

Community Coping Strategies for COVID-19 in Bangladesh: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey

  • K. M. Amran Hossain,
  • Rubayet Shafin,
  • Mst. Hosneara Yeasmin,
  • Iqbal Kabir Jahid,
  • Mohammad Anwar Hossain,
  • Shohag Rana,
  • Mohammad Feroz Kabir,
  • Sanjit Kumar Chokrovorty and
  • Rafey Faruqui

2 March 2023

It is important to know the community coping strategies during the rapid uprise of a pandemic, as this helps to predict the consequences, especially in the mental health spectrum. This study aims to explore coping strategies used by Bangladeshi citiz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,095 Views
10 Pages

22 November 2023

Purpose: This study examined relationships between coping styles and quality of life (QoL) in oncology patients undergoing radiotherapy compared with healthy controls. Coping styles and QoL were assessed to elucidate connections and inform psychosoci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
6,611 Views
10 Pages

Background: Nursing students in many countries have been reported to experience high levels of stress and psychological distress. Health habits could potentially mediate the association between coping styles and psychological status. The purpose of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,206 Views
12 Pages

Background: The aim of our study was to compare coping strategies applied by nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic at COVID-19 (CoV) and non-COVID-19 (non-CoV) hospital departments with regards to their sociodemographic characteristics in order...

  • Article
  • Open Access
162 Views
23 Pages

Coping Styles, Postpartum Depression, and Anxiety in Romanian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study Using the Brief COPE Inventory

  • Nadica Motofelea,
  • Radu Galis,
  • Florin Adrian Szasz,
  • Alexandru Catalin Motofelea,
  • Teodora Hoinoiu,
  • Sorin Trinc,
  • Ion Papava,
  • Flavius Olaru,
  • Costin Berceanu and
  • Dan-Bogdan Navolan
  • + 5 authors

27 January 2026

Background/Objectives: Postpartum depression and anxiety affect up to 20% of women worldwide, yet remain understudied in Eastern Europe. Romania, one of Europe’s most religious countries, provides a unique context for examining how coping strat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,175 Views
18 Pages

Coping as a Mediator between Attachment and Depressive Symptomatology Either in Pregnancy or in the Early Postpartum Period: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach

  • Mario Altamura,
  • Ivana Leccisotti,
  • Laura De Masi,
  • Fiammetta Gallone,
  • Livia Ficarella,
  • Melania Severo,
  • Simona Biancofiore,
  • Francesca Denitto,
  • Antonio Ventriglio and
  • Antonello Bellomo
  • + 3 authors

Peripartum depression (PPD) is a major complication of pregnancy, and numerous risk factors have been associated with its onset, including dysfunctional coping strategies and insecure attachment styles, both during pregnancy and postpartum. The aim o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,827 Views
16 Pages

Cybervictimization and Depression among Adolescents: Coping Strategies as Mediators

  • Poh Chua Siah,
  • Xiang Yi Tee,
  • Joanna Tjin Ai Tan,
  • Chee Seng Tan,
  • Komathi Lokithasan,
  • Sew Kim Low and
  • Chin Choo Yap

Studies have shown the relationships among cybervictimization, coping strategies, and depression, but no study has examined the mechanism that links the three variables. Accordingly, this study used the transactional model of stress and coping theory...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,963 Views
15 Pages

Quality of Life and Coping in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Influence of Diabetes and Obesity

  • Jesús Funuyet-Salas,
  • María Ángeles Pérez-San-Gregorio,
  • Agustín Martín-Rodríguez and
  • Manuel Romero-Gómez

Our aim was to analyze how type 2 diabetes and obesity influence quality of life (QoL) and coping in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and which coping strategies predict diabetic or obese participants’ QoL. QoL (SF-12, CLDQ-NAF...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,762 Views
15 Pages

Anxiety Levels and Coping Strategies to Deal with COVID-19: A Cross-Cultural Study among the Spanish and Latin American Healthcare Populations

  • María Angustias Olivencia-Carrión,
  • María Demelza Olivencia-Carrión,
  • Martha Fernández-Daza,
  • Sara Zabarain-Cogollo,
  • Greys Patricia Castro and
  • Manuel Gabriel Jiménez-Torres

Given its impact, COVID-19 has engendered great challenges in terms of health, highlighting the key role of health personnel. This study aims to analyze the level of anxiety, as well as coping strategies, among the health personnel in Latin American...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,258 Views
14 Pages

The purpose of this study was to analyze the mediating effect of self-efficacy and coping strategy in the relationship between job stress and the psychological well-being of care workers. The subjects were 112 home-visiting care workers, and data wer...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,724 Views
17 Pages

People’s attachment styles play a fundamental role in shaping their intimate relationships. Anxiously attached individuals have a strong need for closeness but a poor ability to obtain the closeness they seek. In contrast, people high in avoida...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,860 Views
20 Pages

16 September 2021

Drawing from the theory of self-regulation and a model of goal-directed behaviour, this study examines the determinants (i.e., attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, desire, negative WOM coping strategies, and avoidance coping st...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,731 Views
18 Pages

31 January 2025

Like many other sectors, women in higher education have had negative experiences with sexual harassment. This study examines the coping mechanisms used by female lecturer/researchers and their impact on burnout. Based on Occupational Stress Theory, t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,121 Views
14 Pages

29 January 2025

Background/Objectives: Coping strategies are influenced by sociocultural factors, and an understanding of how the Brief-COPE functions within the Chinese student population is important for its validity and reliability. This study aimed to explore th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,756 Views
10 Pages

Coping Strategies, Anxiety and Depression in OCD and Schizophrenia: Changes during COVID-19

  • Ángel Rosa-Alcázar,
  • José Luis Parada-Navas,
  • María Dolores García-Hernández,
  • Sergio Martínez-Murillo,
  • Pablo J. Olivares-Olivares and
  • Ana I. Rosa-Alcázar

Background: The main aim was to examine changes in coping strategies, anxiety and depression in obsessive–compulsive and schizophrenia patients during COVID-19, in addition to controlling the influence of intolerance to uncertainty and experiential a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,824 Views
22 Pages

How Do Polish Students Manage Emotional Distress during the COVID-19 Lockdown? A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study

  • Ryszard Sitarz,
  • Alicja Forma,
  • Kaja Karakuła,
  • Dariusz Juchnowicz,
  • Jacek Baj,
  • Jacek Bogucki and
  • Hanna Karakuła-Juchnowicz

26 October 2021

Choices regarding coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak may imply the development as well as the severity of emotional disorders. The aim of this web-based cross-sectional study was to: (1) assess the coping strategies for stress in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,187 Views
17 Pages

Active Coping and Anxiety Symptoms during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Spanish Adults

  • Raquel Lara,
  • Martha Fernández-Daza,
  • Sara Zabarain-Cogollo,
  • María Angustias Olivencia-Carrión,
  • Manuel Jiménez-Torres,
  • María Demelza Olivencia-Carrión,
  • Adelaida Ogallar-Blanco and
  • Débora Godoy-Izquierdo

The features of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social operations to contain the spread of the virus might have limited or altered coping, including healthy habits such as exercise, this contributing to a myriad of negative consequences for the mental...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
7,968 Views
10 Pages

Perceived Stress and Coping among University Students Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

  • Coral L. Shuster,
  • Marie C. Tate,
  • Christina T. Schulz,
  • Cheyenne T. Reyes,
  • Megan M. Drohan,
  • Angela G. Astorini,
  • Amy L. Stamates,
  • Manshu Yang and
  • Mark L. Robbins

29 September 2023

University students may have experienced heightened levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, less is known about coping mechanisms (i.e., approach and avoidance) that were used to manage such stress. Further, there is a need to identif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,004 Views
14 Pages

Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of Brief COPE in Russian Schoolteachers

  • Anna Pavlova,
  • Julia Marakshina,
  • Georgy Vasin,
  • Victoria Ismatullina,
  • Pavel Kolyasnikov,
  • Timofey Adamovich,
  • Artem Malykh,
  • Anna Tabueva,
  • Ilya Zakharov and
  • Sergey Malykh
  • + 1 author

10 August 2022

This study investigates the psychometric properties of brief COPE in Russian schoolteachers. A total of 773 (91% female; M = 43, SD = 9.79) teachers participated in the study. Principal component analysis (PCA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,453 Views
11 Pages

Coping with Public and Private Face-to-Face and Cyber Victimization among Adolescents in Six Countries: Roles of Severity and Country

  • Michelle F. Wright,
  • Sebastian Wachs,
  • Takuya Yanagida,
  • Anna Ševčíková,
  • Lenka Dědková,
  • Fatih Bayraktar,
  • Ikuko Aoyama,
  • Shanmukh V. Kamble,
  • Hana Macháčková and
  • Chang Shu
  • + 3 authors

This study investigated the role of medium (face-to-face, cyber) and publicity (public, private) in adolescents’ perceptions of severity and coping strategies (i.e., avoidant, ignoring, helplessness, social support seeking, retaliation) for vic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,055 Views
14 Pages

Epidemiological Study on Burnout in Spanish Dentists: Underlying Psychological Factors

  • Cristina Gómez-Polo,
  • Ana María Martín Casado,
  • Antonio Castaño and
  • Javier Montero

The aim of this work is to study the personality factors and coping styles of Spanish dentists when facing burnout syndrome, through epidemiological work. An epidemiological study of 1928 Spanish dentists was undertaken through an online survey, whic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,617 Views
14 Pages

Coping Styles Utilized during Suicide and Sudden Death Bereavement in the First Six Months

  • Sharna Mathieu,
  • Racquel Todor,
  • Diego De Leo and
  • Kairi Kõlves

Individuals bereaved by suicide experience substantial emotional distress and are at risk for poorer mental health, substance use concerns, and suicidal behaviors. This study aimed to explore whether those bereaved by suicide reported different copin...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
634 Views
7 Pages

29 September 2025

Objective: The objective of this exploratory pilot study was to examine the relationship between coping strategies and perceived quality of life in adolescents diagnosed with oncological diseases, with attention to the potential role of psychosocial...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,236 Views
10 Pages

Individual Variability in Response to Social Stress in Dairy Heifers

  • Emeline Nogues,
  • Benjamin Lecorps,
  • Daniel M. Weary and
  • Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk

18 August 2020

Regrouping is associated with increased aggression, and disruption of time-budgets. Individuals vary in how well they cope with social stress. Our objective was to describe individual differences in agonistic behavior in dairy heifers after regroupin...

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