Coping strategies and cognitive functioning in elderly people from a rural community in Italy.
Psychol Rep
; 98(1): 159-68, 2006 Feb.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16673969
ABSTRACT
Stressful situations may contribute to pathological states in elderly people facing harmful events. This study investigated the relationships between adopting appropriate coping strategies, transforming circumstances to personal preferences or adjusting personal preferences to situational constraints, and the efficiency of cognitive functioning in an elderly sample of 121 residents drawn from a rural community in southern Italy. They were administered the Mini-Mental State Examination, the Tenacious Goal Pursuit, Flexible Goal Adjustment, and Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations. Intercorrelations of scores suggested that facing stressful situations is somewhat associated with efficient cognitive functioning and coping strategies that ensure a wide range of solutions.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Transtornos Cognitivos
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol Rep
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article