STRATEGIES FOR COPING WITH STRESS IN PATIENTS WITH TETRAPLEGIA AND PARAPLEGIA
Journal Title: Acta Neuropsychologica - Year 2011, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
We examined the role of psychological resources in coping with a difficult situation by persons with tetraplegia and paraplegia. 103 wheelchair-bound males above 17 years of age were tested. In addition to an interview questionnaire, we used Polish versions of the Endler-Parker CISS Test, which measures coping with stress strategies, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Life Orientation Test (LOT-R).The results suggested that a low quality of life does not always characterise persons who have suffered a spinal injury as a result of random events. This is shown by a higher level of dispositional optimism in tetraplegics, in whom the range of disability is wider than in paraplegics. Furthermore, we observed that persons who rated their physical well-being highly most often solved problems in a stressful situation in a task-oriented way, while persons who evaluated their physical well-being as poor tended to concentrate on emotions when solving difficult situations. A high level of optimism was characteristic of persons who positively assessed their mental condition and had a stabilised financial situation. Among psychological variables, such as styles of coping with stress, optimism and the level of anxiety, only dispositional optimism differentiated between persons with tetraplegia and paraplegia. Persons with a wider range of disability, i.e. persons with tetraplegia, exhibited a higher level of optimism than persons with paraplegia.
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Teresa Rostowska, Danuta Kossak
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