Proactive Coping Behavior in Sample of University Students in Helping Professions

Vaculíková, Jitka

doi:10.7441/soced.2016.04.02.03

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“…Coping can broadly be classified as reactive or proactive. [57913] In reactive coping, the individual reacts to a stressor that he has already encountered (disability, in this case) and works to reduce the ensuing stress. Traditional coping models have emphasized the reactive nature of coping while proactive coping is a newer concept.…”

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“…Thus, a patient may react by avoiding thinking about his disability (avoidance coping) so as to reduce the emotional distress and the negative feelings associated with the disability; however, while this may appear to be a beneficial strategy in the short term, it can delay rehabilitation in the long term. [9]…”

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“…It is encouraging to find that they were using reflective coping strategy since this strategy is known to keep people occupied and optimistic. [9] Avoidance coping, on the other hand, is a passive and distanced approach to stress. While it is considered a negative strategy, it is not always a bad thing.…”

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“…Proactive coping is a new focus in positive psychology research. [910] During a review of the literature we found that there was no study on the use of the Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI) in patients with irreversible visual loss. In the absence of objective data with respect to the Hindi version of the PCI, we planned an exploratory study that would include consecutive patients who fulfilled the inclusion criteria and who presented to the outpatient department over the period of data collection.…”

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“…The PCI was chosen as it has shown good construct validity, homogeneity and acceptable reliability, and shows good item correlations. [9] The Hindi adaptation makes it a potentially reliable tool for measuring coping strategies among native Hindi speakers. [10] Vision-related QoL was assessed with the Hindi version of the IND-VFQ33, which is a psychometrically sound measure of the impact of vision impairment on daily activity and emotional well-being.…”

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Coping strategy in persons with low vision or blindness – an exploratory study

Rai

Rohatgi

Dhaliwal

2019

Indian J Ophthalmol

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Purpose: Coping strategies employed by people with visual disability can influence their quality of life (QoL). We aimed to assess coping in patients with low vision or blindness. Methods: In this descriptive cross sectional study, 60 patients (25–65 years) with <6/18 best-corrected vision (BCVA) in the better eye and vision loss since ≥6 months were recruited after the institutional ethics clearance and written informed consent. Age, gender, presence of other chronic illness, BCVA, coping strategies (Proactive Coping Inventory, Hindi version), and vision-related quality of life (VRQoL; Hindi version of IND-VFQ33) were recorded. Range, mean (standard deviation) for continuous and proportion for categorical variables. Pearson correlation looked at how coping varied with age and with VRQoL. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t -test compared coping scores across categorical variables. Statistical significance was taken at P < 0.05. Results: Sixty patients fulfilled inclusion criteria. There were 33 (55%) women; 25 (41.7%) had low vision, 5 (8.3%) had economic blindness, and 30 (50.0%) had social blindness; 27 (45.0%) had a co-morbid chronic illness. Total coping score was 142 ± 26.43 (maximum 217). VRQoL score (maximum 100) was 41.9 ± 15.98 for general functioning; 32.1 ± 12.15 for psychosocial impact, and 41.1 ± 17.30 for visual symptoms. Proactive coping, reflective coping, strategic planning, and preventive coping scores correlated positively with VRQoL in general functioning and psychosocial impact. Conclusion: Positive coping strategies are associated with a better QoL. Ophthalmologists who evaluate visual disability should consider coping mechanisms that their patients employ and should refer them for counseling and training in more positive ways of coping.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Coping strategy in persons with low vision or blindness – an exploratory study

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Dhaliwal

2019

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Basic Psychological Needs, Procrastination and Coping in the Context of Healthy Aging

Pereira

Gonzalez

2020

Self-Determination Theory and Healthy Aging

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This study investigated the relations between basic psychological needs, coping strategies, procrastination, anxiety, depression, and stress, in the scope of self-determination theory (SDT) and healthy aging. A sample of university adult students (N = 221) aged 18-69 years old, filled a set of questionnaires assessing these variables. The results showed that total basic psychological needs satisfaction has a positive relation with proactive coping, strategic planning, preventive coping, and instrumental support seeking, and a negative relation with procrastination, avoidance coping and anxiety, depression and stress. Proactive coping and strategic planning partially mediates the relationship between basic psychological needs total and procrastination. As age increased, there was more competence satisfaction, more adaptive coping strategies, and less procrastination, and anxiety, depression and stress. The results also emphasize the role of basic psychological needs as an important construct that may contribute to lower academic procrastination levels, through an increase of adaptive coping strategies. These results are discussed in the context of healthy aging, and how the academic context may increase the basic psychological needs satisfaction.

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Development and validation of proactive coping smoking cessation in adolescents

Hadiyani¹,

Nambiar

Said

et al. 2023

IJPHS

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Smoking is one of the most significant lifestyle factors contributing to the global disease burden. Individuals who use proactive coping will improve their environment and life rather than reacting to the past and planning for the future by constructing and pooling available resources to deal with stressors. However, instruments measured proactive coping toward smoking cessation are limited. This study aimed to develop and test the validity and reliability of proactive coping toward smoking cessation in adolescents. The data collection process was divided into two phases, namely instrument development and psychometric testing. Exploratory factor analysis and reliability testing were conducted on 300 adolescents. Proactive coping smoking cessation (PCSC) is the development of proactive coping inventory (PCI). Loading factor coefficient on support seeking 0.54-0.82, reflective coping 0.585-0.823, strategic planning 0.580-0.736, proactive coping 0.439-0.648, avoidance 0.586-0.826 and preventive coping 0.507-0.707. Cronbach's alpha for PCSC ranged from 0.970 to 0.972. PCSC shows the acceptable internal and external consistency and the results of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) verify that the six-factor model correctly represents the original PCI factor structure. Future studies are required to test the instrument in different setting and culture.

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Proactive Coping Behavior in Sample of University Students in Helping Professions

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

Coping strategy in persons with low vision or blindness – an exploratory study

Coping strategy in persons with low vision or blindness – an exploratory study

Basic Psychological Needs, Procrastination and Coping in the Context of Healthy Aging

Development and validation of proactive coping smoking cessation in adolescents

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