THE RELATIONSHIP OF DISPOSITIONAL OPTIMISM, DAILY LIFE STRESS, AND DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENT TO COPING METHODS USED BY CANCER-PATIENTS

被引:113
作者
FRIEDMAN, LC
NELSON, DV
BAER, PE
LANE, M
SMITH, FE
DWORKIN, RJ
机构
[1] BAYLOR COLL MED, DEPT MED & PHARMACOL, HOUSTON, TX 77030 USA
[2] UNIV TEXAS, SCH MED, DEPT PSYCHIAT & BEHAV SCI, HOUSTON, TX 77225 USA
[3] VET AFFAIRS MED CTR, HLTH SERV RES & DEV FIELD PROGRAM, HOUSTON, TX 77030 USA
关键词
OPTIMISM; DAILY STRESS; DOMESTIC ENVIRONMENT; COPING; CANCER;
D O I
10.1007/BF00848321
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
The relationship of dispositional optimism, daily life stress, and domestic environment to two types of coping methods was examined in a group of 94 cancer patients. As expected, dispositional optimism and domestic environment made significant contributions to the prediction of avoidance coping. Dispositional optimism contributed significantly to the prediction of active-behavioral coping. Specifically, a significant positive relationship was obtained between active-behavioral coping and optimism. A significant positive relationship also was found between avoidance coping and both daily stress and domestic environment. Avoidance coping was negatively related to dispositional optimism. In multivariate analyses, gender and disease-related variables did not make significant contributions to the prediction of coping method. Suggestions for future research were made.
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页码:127 / 141
页数:15
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