تأثير ارزيابي استرس و راهبردهاي رويارويي در سلامت روان

Effect of stress appraisal andcoping strategies on mental health

Introduction: According to Lazarus and Folkmanʹs model, stress appraisal is the strongest determinant of coping strategies and mental health. The purpose of the present srudy was to examine the influence of stress appraisal and coping strategies on mental health in 355 adolescents. Methods: This cross-sectional srudy was conducted on 355 (208 Iernale and 147 male) adolescent students of Shiraz who were volunteer for university enrrance examination. Four inventories including stress appraisal, ways of coping questionnaire (WQCQ), satisfaction with life scale (SWLS) and general health questionnaire (GHQ) were filled for data gathering. Results: Results from regre ssion analysis indicated that primary stress apprai sal accounted for a significant amount of the variance in coping strategies and also stress appraisal aud coping strategies accounted for a significant amount of the varianee in mental health , Data analysis was performed by regre ssion model and determination coefficient was calculated . Conclusion: Srress appraisal as a situational variable and coping strategies play an importanr role in mental health. Thus. psychologists must try to instruct correct methods of situation appraisal and proper coping strategies to people.