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Partners in adversity. IV. Coping and mood

P G Surtees¹, P M Miller

¹MRC Biostatistics Unit, University Forvie Site, Cambridge, UK.

European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience

|January 1, 1994

Summary

This study developed a coping measure for women facing severe adversity, like bereavement or partner

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Area of Science:

Psychology
Mental Health Research
Coping Mechanisms

Background:

Assessing mental health in women experiencing severe life adversity is crucial.
Existing coping measures may not fully capture responses to diverse traumatic events.
Understanding coping strategies is key to supporting women's psychological well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate an interviewer-based measure of coping.
To examine coping responses in married women exposed to severe adversity (bereavement, partner's myocardial infarction, refuge entry).
To explore the relationship between coping strategies and subsequent mood state.

Main Methods:

Development of an interviewer-based coping measure adapted from the Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale domains (fighting spirit, helplessness, fatalism, avoidance, anger/frustration).
Study involved three groups of married women experiencing recent severe adversity.
Coping and mood state assessed at 6 weeks and 4 months post-adversity.

Main Results:

A summary measure of coping response was constructed based on five domains.
The study details the measure's construction and its relationship with follow-up mood state.
Initial mood levels were controlled for in the analysis of mood state changes.

Conclusions:

The developed coping measure provides a structured approach to assessing women's responses to severe adversity.
The findings contribute to understanding the nuances of coping in diverse high-stress situations.
This measure can aid in the assessment and support of mental health in vulnerable populations.

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