title: Do coping styles mediate the relationship between disability status and psychosocial loss in people with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis?
abstract: The main aim of this cross-sectional study was to analyse the degree to which coping may act as a mediator between disability and psychosocial loss in people with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Participants ( N = 158) completed measures of psychosocial loss and ways of coping. Disability status was evaluated by attending neurologists. Coping partially mediated the relationship between disability and psychosocial loss. Disability leads to the experience of psychosocial loss but it is not the sole factor determining the formation of psychosocial loss. Coping is also associated with such losses in multiple sclerosis.
authors.affiliation: 1 Izmir Katip Celebi University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zumrut
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.affiliation: 2 Ege University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oya
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sorias
authors.affiliation: 3 Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey.
authors.forename: Egemen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Idiman
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001601:Bereavement; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020529:Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D012934:Social Isolation / Q000523:psychology; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: coping; disability; mediator; multiple sclerosis; psychosocial loss