Control ‐Oriented Coping Buffers Stress Responses in Evacuees from a Technological Accident

In this study, control‐oriented coping and immediate stress responses were studied in 40 evacuees (during a nearly 3‐week evacuation) from a technological accident and concurrently in 50 participants from a demographically similar comparison site. Control‐oriented coping was significantly and negatively associated with psychological, behavioral, and physiological stress responses in evacuees, but not comparison‐site participants. This is the first investigation we are aware of relating control‐oriented coping to immediate stress responses in the acute phase of exposure to evacuation from a technological accident.

Source: Journal of Applied Biobehavioral Research - April 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Loren L. Toussaint, Lori J. Lange, Wei ‐Ju Chen, Morgan Hodge, Molly O'Connor, Raymond Fleming Tags: Original Article Source Type: research