Does low coping efficacy mediate the association between negative life events and incident psychopathology? A prospective-longitudinal community study among adolescents and young adults

Asselmann, Eva; Wittchen, Hans‐Ulrich; Lieb, Roselind; Höfler, Michael; Beesdo‐Baum, Katja

doi:10.1017/s204579601500013x

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“…The high path coefficients of the relationship between competence/control beliefs and coping in our models suggest that both constructs represent a higher-order phenomenon known as “coping-efficacy” ( 85 ), which refers to an individual’s beliefs about the efficacy of coping in the future based on previous coping-experiences. In line with our results, coping-efficacy mediated the relationship between childhood adversities as well as trauma and depression ( 86 ) and was linked to suicidality ( 87 ).…”

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Mediators Linking Childhood Adversities and Trauma to Suicidality in Individuals at Risk for Psychosis

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Suicidality is highly prevalent in patients at clinical high risk (CHR) for psychosis. Childhood adversities and trauma are generally predictive of suicidality. However, the differential effects of adversity/trauma-domains and CHR-criteria, i.e., ultra-high risk and basic symptom criteria, on suicidality remain unclear. Furthermore, the underlying mechanisms and, thus, worthwhile targets for suicide-prevention are still poorly understood. Therefore, structural equation modeling was used to test theory-driven models in 73 CHR-patients. Mediators were psychological variables, i.e., beliefs about one’s own competencies as well as the controllability of events and coping styles. In addition, symptomatic variables (depressiveness, basic symptoms, attenuated psychotic symptoms) were hypothesized to mediate the effect of psychological mediators on suicidality as the final outcome variable. Results showed two independent pathways. In the first pathway, emotional and sexual but not physical adversity/trauma was associated with suicidality, which was mediated by dysfunctional competence/control beliefs, a lack of positive coping-strategies and depressiveness. In the second pathway, cognitive basic symptoms but not attenuated psychotic symptoms mediated the relationship between trauma/adversity and suicidality. CHR-patients are, thus, particularly prone to suicidality if adversity/trauma is followed by the development of depressiveness. Regarding the second pathway, this is the first study showing that adversity/trauma led to suicidality through an increased risk for psychosis as indicated by cognitive basic symptoms. As insight is generally associated with suicidality, this may explain why self-experienced basic symptoms increase the risk for it. Consequently, these mediators should be monitored regularly and targeted by integrated interventions as early as possible to enhance resilience against suicidality.

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Mediators Linking Childhood Adversities and Trauma to Suicidality in Individuals at Risk for Psychosis

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“…This is consistent with previous finding that high self-efficacy nurses perceive that they are better capable of accomplishing tasks (Dunn et al, 2014). Prior research also supported that high self-efficacy affects how people cope with negative events (Asselmann, Wittchen, Lieb, Höfler, & Beesdo-Baum, 2016). High self-efficacy nurses are able to generate more pathways and agency thinking than low self-efficacy nurses.…”

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The Role of Hope and Self-efficacy on Nurses’ Subjective Well-being

Liu¹,

Zeng²,

Quan³

2018

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Although subjective well-being is considered important for nurses, the relationship between hope, self-efficacy, and subjective well-being among nurses has rarely been assessed. This study purposes to explore the relationships between hope, self-efficacy, and subjective well-being. The analysis relies on data from 1757 female nurses in 3 hospitals in China. Nurses completed a demographic form, General Self-efficacy Scale, Hope Scale, General Well-Being Schedule. A mediate model of the hypothesized relationships between the constructs was tested. Significant direct relationships of hope, self-efficacy, and subjective well-being were displayed. Mediation analyses reveal that the impact of self-efficacy on subjective well-being is partially mediated by two components of hope, agency and pathways. Hope was shown to be a key mediator for the relationships between self-efficacy and subjective well-being. These findings advance current understandings on the hopeful thinking in nurses.

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“…In addition, various studies have demonstrated that the impact of LEs on long-term health outcomes depends on the experience’s characteristics, e.g., experience time as well as individual protective resources [ 11 , 13 – 17 ]. Thus, Kleiman et al [ 18 ] reported optimistic subjects to be less affected by negative LEs, and Asselmann et al [ 19 ] observed that coping efficacy mediated the impact of negative LEs on mental health. Further, Brown and McGill [ 16 , 17 ] found subjects with low self-esteem to benefit less from the buffering effect of positive LEs, and Staufenbiel et al [ 11 ] reported positive LEs to moderate the association between social support and hair cortisol levels.…”

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Assessment of subjective emotional valence and long-lasting impact of life events: development and psychometrics of the Stralsund Life Event List (SEL)

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BackgroundLife events (LEs) are associated with future physical and mental health. They are crucial for understanding the pathways to mental disorders as well as the interactions with biological parameters. However, deeper insight is needed into the complex interplay between the type of LE, its subjective evaluation and accompanying factors such as social support. The “Stralsund Life Event List” (SEL) was developed to facilitate this research.MethodsThe SEL is a standardized interview that assesses the time of occurrence and frequency of 81 LEs, their subjective emotional valence, the perceived social support during the LE experience and the impact of past LEs on present life. Data from 2265 subjects from the general population-based cohort study “Study of Health in Pomerania” (SHIP) were analysed. Based on the mean emotional valence ratings of the whole sample, LEs were categorized as “positive” or “negative”. For verification, the SEL was related to lifetime major depressive disorder (MDD; Munich Composite International Diagnostic Interview), childhood trauma (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire), resilience (Resilience Scale) and subjective health (SF-12 Health Survey).ResultsThe report of lifetime MDD was associated with more negative emotional valence ratings of negative LEs (OR = 2.96, p < 0.0001). Negative LEs (b = 0.071, p < 0.0001, β = 0.25) and more negative emotional valence ratings of positive LEs (b = 3.74, p < 0.0001, β = 0.11) were positively associated with childhood trauma. In contrast, more positive emotional valence ratings of positive LEs were associated with higher resilience (b = − 7.05, p < 0.0001, β = 0.13), and a lower present impact of past negative LEs was associated with better subjective health (b = 2.79, p = 0.001, β = 0.05). The internal consistency of the generated scores varied considerably, but the mean value was acceptable (averaged Cronbach’s alpha > 0.75).ConclusionsThe SEL is a valid instrument that enables the analysis of the number and frequency of LEs, their emotional valence, perceived social support and current impact on life on a global score and on an individual item level. Thus, we can recommend its use in research settings that require the assessment and analysis of the relationship between the occurrence and subjective evaluation of LEs as well as the complex balance between distressing and stabilizing life experiences.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12888-018-1649-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Does low coping efficacy mediate the association between negative life events and incident psychopathology? A prospective-longitudinal community study among adolescents and young adults

Cited by 23 publications

References 47 publications

Mediators Linking Childhood Adversities and Trauma to Suicidality in Individuals at Risk for Psychosis

Mediators Linking Childhood Adversities and Trauma to Suicidality in Individuals at Risk for Psychosis

The Role of Hope and Self-efficacy on Nurses’ Subjective Well-being

Assessment of subjective emotional valence and long-lasting impact of life events: development and psychometrics of the Stralsund Life Event List (SEL)

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