title: Ways of coping and perceived stress in women with spinal cord injury.
abstract: Using a cross-sectional design, this research aimed to assess whether a three-factor model of Positive Reappraisal, Escape-Avoidance, and Seeking Social Support based on the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WOCQ) appropriately depicts coping within a sample of women with spinal cord injury (SCI). Forty-four community-dwelling women with spinal cord injury were interviewed from two urban rehabilitation facilities in the Midwestern United States. The main outcome measures used were the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the WOCQ. The Positive Reappraisal, Escape-Avoidance, and Seeking Social Support scales of the WOCQ significantly accounted for variance in perceived stress. These three scales appear to be most relevant to perceived stress in women with SCI. Implications for coping research in this population are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Health System, Michigan, USA. alequerica@kmrrec.org
authors.forename: Anthony H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Lequerica
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forschheimer
authors.forename: Denise G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Tate
authors.forename: Sunny
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roller
authors.forename: Loren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Toussaint
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D010465:Perception; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires