title: Coping strategies in schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia: Differences and similarities.
abstract: Aims of the current study were to explore differences in coping between 58 patients with schizoaffective disorder (SAD) and 89 with schizophrenia (SZ) and to identify factors associated with coping in both disorders. The demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with SAD and with SZ were compared using ANOVA and χ(2). Pearson's correlations were calculated between coping styles and socio-demographic and clinical variables in each group. The significant ones were subsequently analyzed using multiple regressions. Patients with SAD used emotion oriented coping more frequently than patients 2016with SZ. In patients with SAD, self-esteem contributed to task-oriented; avolition-anhedonia (AA) to emotion-oriented; duration of illness and years of education to distraction; AA to social diversion. In patients with SZ, AA, the mental component summary score of the Short Form - 36 Health Survey (SF-36) and self-esteem contributed to emotion oriented coping; the mental component summary score of SF-36 to distraction; AA to social diversion. Our results suggest that patients with SAD and SZ use diverse coping strategies. A greater attention must be given to the presence of self-esteem and AA in individuals with both disorders. These factors are potentially modifiable from specific therapeutic interventions, which can produce effects on coping strategies.
authors: Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Struttura Semplice di Coordinamento a Valenza Dipartimentale (SSCVD), Department of Mental Health ASL TO1- A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy.
authors: Cinzia
authors: C
authors: Mingrone
authors: Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Struttura Semplice di Coordinamento a Valenza Dipartimentale (SSCVD), Department of Mental Health ASL TO1- A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy.
authors: Cristiana
authors: C
authors: Montemagni
authors: Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Struttura Semplice di Coordinamento a Valenza Dipartimentale (SSCVD), Department of Mental Health ASL TO1- A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy.
authors: Luisa
authors: L
authors: Sandei
authors: Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Struttura Semplice di Coordinamento a Valenza Dipartimentale (SSCVD), Department of Mental Health ASL TO1- A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy.
authors: Irene
authors: I
authors: Bava
authors: Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Struttura Semplice di Coordinamento a Valenza Dipartimentale (SSCVD), Department of Mental Health ASL TO1- A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy.
authors: Irene
authors: I
authors: Mancini
authors: Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Struttura Semplice di Coordinamento a Valenza Dipartimentale (SSCVD), Department of Mental Health ASL TO1- A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy.
authors: Simona
authors: S
authors: Cardillo
authors: Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin, Struttura Semplice di Coordinamento a Valenza Dipartimentale (SSCVD), Department of Mental Health ASL TO1- A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Italy. Electronic address: paola.rocca@unito.it.
authors: Paola
authors: P
authors: Rocca
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D059445:Anhedonia; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012559:Schizophrenia; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012649:Self Concept
keywords: Coping strategies; Negative symptoms; Schizoaffective disorder; Schizophrenia; Self-esteem