INFLUENCE OF DEPRESSION ON WAYS COPING WITH STRESSFUL SITUATIONS Cover Image

ВЛИЯНИЕ НА ДЕПРЕСИЯТА ВЪРХУ НАЧИНИТЕ ЗА СПРАВЯНЕ СЪС СТРЕСОВИ СИТУАЦИИ
INFLUENCE OF DEPRESSION ON WAYS COPING WITH STRESSFUL SITUATIONS

Author(s): Maximka Rasheva
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Институт за изследване на населението и човека - Българска академия на науките

Summary/Abstract: The present study examines the influence of depression on coping styles. The results from correlational analyses indicate that depression is positively associate with following coping styles: focus on and venting of emotions, behavioral disengagement, wish to escape from other people, psychological escape, ruminative style of coping, reassurance seeking and denial of problem. The negative correlations among depression and positive reinterpretation, planning and active coping styles are observed. The one-way analyses of variance reveal the influence of depression on emotion-focused and maladjustment coping styles. There are significant differences in the extent of use of emotion-focused coping styles among non-depressed, mildly depressed, moderately depressed and severely depressed individuals.

  • Issue Year: 08/2005
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 105-118
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Bulgarian