The role of meaning-focused coping in significant loss

When individuals face uncontrollable situations such as natural disasters, meaning-focused coping (MFC) can contribute to individuals' adjustment. The objectives of the current study were to examine the role of MFC in post-traumatic growth and to explore how three different types of coping (pro...

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Published in:Anxiety, stress, and coping stress, and coping, 2013-01, Vol.26 (1), p.87-102
Main Authors: Guo, Mingzhu, Gan, Yiqun, Tong, Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Affect
Biological and medical sciences
China - epidemiology
Coping
Depressive Disorder - diagnosis
Depressive Disorder - epidemiology
Depressive Disorder - psychology
earthquake
Earthquakes
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
meaning-focused coping
mediation
Mental depression
path analysis
Personality. Affectivity
Post-traumatic growth
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Stress
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Stress, Psychological - epidemiology
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:When individuals face uncontrollable situations such as natural disasters, meaning-focused coping (MFC) can contribute to individuals' adjustment. The objectives of the current study were to examine the role of MFC in post-traumatic growth and to explore how three different types of coping (problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, and MFC) affected the mental health of earthquake victims following the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that MFC had a significantly incremental value in predicting positive affect (ΔR 2 =7.6%, p
ISSN:1061-5806
1477-2205
DOI:10.1080/10615806.2011.627507