Stress has a direct and indirect effect on eating pathology in infertile women: avoidant coping style as a mediator

Rodino, Iolanda S.; Gignac, Gilles E.; Sanders, Katherine

doi:10.1016/j.rbms.2018.03.002

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“…Maladaptive coping strategies were more likely to lead to disordered eating (Megan and Ann, 2019). Avoidant-oriented coping strategies were proved to partially mediate the link between stress and disordered eating (Iolanda et al, 2018). Coping style is also closely related to depression.…”

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The Mediating Effect of Coping Style in the Relationship Between Depression and Disordered Eating Among Chinese Female Undergraduates

Zhang

Han

et al. 2020

Front. Psychol.

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The aim of the current study was to explore the relationship between depression and disordered eating in female undergraduates and the mediating role of coping style between depression and disordered eating. Self-report questionnaires assessing coping style, disordered eating, and depression were completed in 646 Chinese female undergraduates. The results illustrated that there were obvious differences in disordered eating among the undergraduates with various majors. The disordered eating in female undergraduates majoring in art was more serious than those in other majors. Depression and coping style were effective indicators to predict disordered eating. Moreover, depression could not only directly predict disordered eating, but also predict disordered eating through the mediating effect of coping style. These findings indicate that depression and negative coping style are associated with disordered eating. Coping style could mediate the effect of depression on disordered eating, as these may be an important target for early intervention programs for eating disorder (ED).

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The Mediating Effect of Coping Style in the Relationship Between Depression and Disordered Eating Among Chinese Female Undergraduates

Zhang

Han

et al. 2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…Many studies focus on adaptive versus maladaptive coping strategies. Consequently, problem-focused coping is considered an adaptive coping style, whereas avoidant coping is deemed maladaptive—being associated with anxiety and, in some cases, with negative health behaviors that can also affect reproduction (smoking, drinking alcohol and taking drugs, poor sleep, weight issues) [ 28 ].…”

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Anxiety, Difficulties, and Coping of Infertile Women

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The present study aims to highlight how women perceive and adapt to infertility difficulties. To better understand the difficulties that women diagnosed with infertility are experiencing, the study explores this concept in correlation with anxiety and coping. 240 women with fertility problems from various parts of Romania completed the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Form Y), Brief COPE and the scale “Difficulties With Infertility and Its Treatment.” Statistical analyzes showed that women who were at the beginning of treatment obtained higher scores on the anxiety [F(2,237) = 4.76, p = 0.009] and on the difficulties scale [F(2,237) = 3.53, p = 0.031], compared to participants who resorted to repeated fertilization procedures. It is important to emphasize that there is a significant positive correlation between the perception of infertility difficulties and coping, and also between difficulties and state anxiety. Regarding the relationship between state anxiety and coping, there were significant positive associations between maladaptive coping strategies and state anxiety, while adaptive strategies were negatively associated with state anxiety. In addition, regarding coping strategies, venting and self-blame occurred predominantly in women who know that the cause of infertility is female-related. These findings draws attention to the fact that infertile women live this experience at very high levels of anxiety, using quite a few adaptive coping mechanisms. These results highlight the need to investigate ways to reduce anxiety and optimizing adaptive coping strategies.

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“…According to this theory, a person responds to perceived stress from external life stressors and the resulting distress with avoidant behaviors. Avoidant strategies, in the short term, can reduce distress by providing an emotional distance from the problem, while in the long run, it reduces compatibility (47). The present study focused on college students, and their academic achievement.…”

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Comparison of Avoidance Coping Strategies Among Female College Students with Binge Eating and Healthy Controls

Mani

Khabir

Ahmadzadeh

et al. 2020

Hormozgan medical journal

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Background: Binge eating is the consumption of a large amount of food, with the feeling of loss of control. Unhealthy eating behaviors, especially binge eating disorder, may be a form of coping strategies to control the negative and unpleasant feelings. Objectives: The present study was conducted to investigate the differences in avoidance coping strategies among female college students with binge eating disorder and healthy controls. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 female students who entered Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2011. Data were obtained via the Binge Eating scale (BES) and Lazarus’ ways of the coping questionnaire. We collected the demographic characteristics of the students, such as age, year of the entrance, living place, and mean score of the last semester from the checklist. We used descriptive statistics and independent t-test to evaluate the overeating and normal groups of collegian students. Results: The mean age of the participants was 22.94 ± 1.94 years. In this study, 75% of the individuals were normal, and the remainder was in the overeating group. Based on Lazarus’ ways of the coping questionnaire, confronting coping (P < 0.02) and escape-avoidance (P < 0.01), subscales showed a significant difference between the overeating and normal groups. In both subscales, the overeating group had lower scores. In the end, the mean scores of the overeating and normal groups were significantly different (P < 0.001). Conclusions: The use of inefficient coping strategies increased the negative outcomes such as binge eating disorder in students. Avoidance coping strategy can be an essential mechanism used to reduce the pressures in stressful situations.

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Stress has a direct and indirect effect on eating pathology in infertile women: avoidant coping style as a mediator

Cited by 13 publications

References 73 publications

The Mediating Effect of Coping Style in the Relationship Between Depression and Disordered Eating Among Chinese Female Undergraduates

The Mediating Effect of Coping Style in the Relationship Between Depression and Disordered Eating Among Chinese Female Undergraduates

Anxiety, Difficulties, and Coping of Infertile Women

Comparison of Avoidance Coping Strategies Among Female College Students with Binge Eating and Healthy Controls

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