Differential relationship of coping styles with well-being and ill-being of professional firemen
In the present study we were interested in how coping styles relate to different indicators of well- and ill-being. We assumed that coping styles are differently related to well- and ill-being indicators because they are theoretically and empirically independent from each other. To examine this...
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doaj-0fcf24850c314083a4518057fe83b2442020-11-25T01:49:21ZengDrustvo Psihologa SrbijePsihologija0048-57052012-01-01451597010.2298/PSI1201059ADifferential relationship of coping styles with well-being and ill-being of professional firemenAvsec AndrejaNovak MajaBajec BoštjanIn the present study we were interested in how coping styles relate to different indicators of well- and ill-being. We assumed that coping styles are differently related to well- and ill-being indicators because they are theoretically and empirically independent from each other. To examine this assumption we asked 139 professional firemen to fill in measures of coping styles (COPE, EAS), well-being (PANAS, SWLS) and ill-being (IES-R, PANAS). The results confirmed the overall importance of non-constructive coping for illbeing and well-being, whereas constructive coping predicted only positive emotionality. The prototypical masculine working environment characteristic for our sample could be the cause that socially/emotionally oriented coping is the weakest predictor of well-being, although other studies report the adaptive role of conscientious dealing with individual’s own emotions as a coping style. Both well- and ill-being measures should be used to get an insight into a complex area of individual’s adaptation to stress.http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0048-5705/2012/0048-57051201059A.pdfcoping styleswell-beingill-beingfiremen |
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Avsec Andreja Novak Maja Bajec Boštjan Differential relationship of coping styles with well-being and ill-being of professional firemen Psihologija coping styles well-being ill-being firemen |
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Differential relationship of coping styles with well-being and ill-being of professional firemen |
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Differential relationship of coping styles with well-being and ill-being of professional firemen |
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Differential relationship of coping styles with well-being and ill-being of professional firemen |
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Differential relationship of coping styles with well-being and ill-being of professional firemen |
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differential relationship of coping styles with well-being and ill-being of professional firemen |
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Drustvo Psihologa Srbije |
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Psihologija |
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2012-01-01 |
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In the present study we were interested in how coping styles relate to different indicators of well- and ill-being. We assumed that coping styles are differently related to well- and ill-being indicators because they are theoretically and empirically independent from each other. To examine this assumption we asked 139 professional firemen to fill in measures of coping styles (COPE, EAS), well-being (PANAS, SWLS) and ill-being (IES-R, PANAS). The results confirmed the overall importance of non-constructive coping for illbeing and well-being, whereas constructive coping predicted only positive emotionality. The prototypical masculine working environment characteristic for our sample could be the cause that socially/emotionally oriented coping is the weakest predictor of well-being, although other studies report the adaptive role of conscientious dealing with individual’s own emotions as a coping style. Both well- and ill-being measures should be used to get an insight into a complex area of individual’s adaptation to stress. |
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coping styles well-being ill-being firemen |
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