Ways of Coping and Perceived Stress in Women with Spinal Cord Injury

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ID4229409
AuthorsAnthony H Lequerica (0000-0003-2494-894X, Michigan Medicine), Martin Forschheimer (Michigan Medicine), Denise G Tate (0000-0001-5210-3704, Michigan Medicine), Sunny Roller (Michigan Medicine), Loren L Toussaint (0000-0001-8876-1848), Loren Toussaint (Luther College)
Year2008
Volume13
Issue3
Pages348-354
Publication date2008-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1359105307088139
PMID18420769
OpenAlexW2051981082
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

Using a cross-sectional design, this research aimed to assess whether a three-factor model of Positive Reappraisal, Escape-Avoidance, and Seeking Social Support based on the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WOCQ) appropriately depicts coping within a sample of women with spinal cord injury (SCI). Forty-four community-dwelling women with spinal cord injury were interviewed from two urban rehabilitation facilities in the Midwestern United States. The main outcome measures used were the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the WOCQ. The Positive Reappraisal, Escape-Avoidance, and Seeking Social Support scales of the WOCQ significantly accounted for variance in perceived stress. These three scales appear to be most relevant to perceived stress in women with SCI. Implications for coping research in this population are discussed

Avoidance coping · Coping (psychology · Coping behavior · Environmental health · Perceived Stress Scale · Population · Psychiatry · Social support · Spinal cord · Spinal cord injury · Stress (linguistics · Family and Disability Support Research · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Medicine · Psychology · Spinal Cord Injury Research · Clinical Psychology · Rehabilitation · Social Psychology

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