The relationship between self-control and health: The mediating effect of avoidant coping

Boals, Adriel; vanDellen, Michelle R.; Banks, Jonathan

doi:10.1080/08870446.2010.529139

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“…self-blame) and avoidance (i.e. denial, selfdistraction, substance use) strategies should decrease QoL (Boals et al 2011;Maan Diong et al 2005;Glass et al 2009;Littleton et al 2007). Moreover, since women are socialized to express and share their emotions (Stanton et al 2000), we supposed that the positive effect of using support should be stronger for women than for men.…”

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The Influence of Coping Strategies on Quality of Life from a Gender Perspective

Gattino

Rollero

Piccoli

2014

Applied Research Quality Life

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The current study had two main purposes: 1) testing the predictive role of the coping strategies on the four domains of Quality of Life (physical, psychological, relational, and environmental domain), and 2) investigating the effect of gender as a moderator in the relationship between coping strategies and QoL's dimensions. A total of 600 adults (56 % females) participated in the research. Data were collected via a selfreported questionnaire, assessing Quality of Life, coping strategies, and sociodemographic characteristics. Results showed that problem-focused coping strategies, i.e. active coping, positive reframing, and using support, increase quality of life in all its dimensions, whereas emotion-focused coping, i.e. self-blame, diminishes both physical and psychological QoL. Gender acts as a moderator: social and instrumental enhances relational QoL for women, whereas self-blame is particularly maladaptive for men, as it decreases their QoL in each of the four domains. Findings reveal that coping strategies could be an important consequence of gender linked socialization experiences. Understanding determinants of quality of life is critical for developing policies interested in health promotion.

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“…In general, even avoidant coping strategies are negatively related to health and psychological well-being (Boals et al 2011;Littleton et al 2007;Wilkinson et al 2000), with the only exception of specific situations where there is a lack of control (Büssing et al 2009;Roth and Cohen 1986).…”

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The Influence of Coping Strategies on Quality of Life from a Gender Perspective

Gattino

Rollero

Piccoli

2014

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“…One direction of the current theories posits that self-control depends on a limited resource that reaches a state of exhaustion when acts of self-control are carried out (Baumeister, Vohs, & Tice, 2007), particularly if avoidance goals are pursued (Oertig et al, 2013). Higher levels of self-control (or lower levels of impulsivity) are related to a decreased likelihood of psychopathology (Boals, vanDellen, & Banks, 2011;Tangney, Baumeister, & Boone, 2004) and to advantageous health behaviors (Melanko & Larkin, 2013).…”

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Does Trauma Impair Self-Control? Differences in Delaying Gratification Between Former Indentured Child Laborers and Nontraumatized Controls

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Traumatic experiences may affect an individual's ability to exercise self-control, which is an essential characteristic for successfully managing life. As a measure of self-control, we used the delay discounting paradigm, that is, the extent to which a person devalues delayed gratification. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between childhood trauma and delay discounting using a control group design with elderly participants with a mean age of 76.2 years. Swiss former indentured child laborers (n=103) who had been exposed to trauma during their childhood were compared with nontraumatized controls (n=50). The trauma exposure group showed a considerably higher preference for immediate smaller rewards than the controls, indicating their lower self-control. A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that a history of abuse, current self-efficacy, and education were significantly associated with delay discounting. Implications for future research are discussed.

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“…For example, numerous traits such as alexithymia, Type D, cynical hostility, perfectionism and self-control have been found to moderate the effects of stress and/or have direct effects on various health-related outcomes (e.g., Boals, vanDellen, & Banks, 2011;Dittner, Rimes, & Thorpe, 2011;Howard & Hughes, 2012;O'Connor & Ashley, 2008;Ruthig, Hanson, Pedersen, Weber, & Chipperfield, 2011;Williams, O'Connor, Grubb, & O'Carroll, 2011). In the current issue, of particular note is the study by Howard and Hughes (2012) which explores the validity of Type D personality construct in the general population.…”

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Stress, health and illness: Four challenges for the future

Segerstrom

O’Connor

2012

Psychology & Health

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The concept of stress has a long and perhaps foundational history in health psychology. However, it is also not without its detractors, who point out imprecise and simplistic use of the concept. Four challenges for stress research in health psychology delineate the nuanced and contextualised future. First, 'stress' can be located in the environment, in appraisal or in response (e.g., emotions or physiology). Careful conceptualisation and assessment can differentiate among these locales, as well as reveal interactions among them. Second, coping refers to the transaction between stress and the affected person. Understanding exactly why coping moderates the effects of stress is a major challenge for coping research. Third, stress happens to different people with different personalities and temperaments and at different stages of their lives. People may even be different from themselves at different life stages. These individual differences can impact all manner of stress and coping. Fourth, stress is dynamic. Minor events come and go, and major events create a cascade of changes in the individual's life. Understanding how stress, coping and health change over time within individuals (i.e., in a multi-level framework) will be a major advance for the field.

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The relationship between self-control and health: The mediating effect of avoidant coping

Cited by 111 publications

References 31 publications

The Influence of Coping Strategies on Quality of Life from a Gender Perspective

The Influence of Coping Strategies on Quality of Life from a Gender Perspective

Does Trauma Impair Self-Control? Differences in Delaying Gratification Between Former Indentured Child Laborers and Nontraumatized Controls

Stress, health and illness: Four challenges for the future

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