Life events,coping styles and social supports in anxiety disorders patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-6554.2009.06.001
- VernacularTitle:焦虑障碍患者生活事件、应对方式及社会支持状况调查
- Author:
Yuan WANG
;
Ying LI
;
Zeping XIAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Anxiety disorders;
Life events;
Coping styles;
Social supports
- From:
Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2009;18(6):481-483
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To study the characteristics of life events, coping styles and social supports in anxiety disorders patients. Methods 50 patients with generalized anxiety disorders (GAD), 44 patients with obsessivecompulsive disorders (OCD),23 patients with social anxiety disorders (SAD) and 99 healthy people were assessed by life event scale(LES),simplified coping style questionnaire(SCSQ) and social support rating scale (SSRS). Results Compared with healthy people, patients with GAD, OCD and SAD were all had higher scores of total life events (GAD 22.46±18.44;OCD 23.68±28.31;SAD 17.22±14.97;Healthy People 6.64±9.71)( F =14.216,P =0.000) and negative life events(GAD 18.76±17.99;OCD 20.02±24.98;SAD 12.00±13.16;Healthy People 4.56±7.51)( F =14.391,P =0.000).All patients were apt to choose positive styles less( F =16.505,P =0.000) and got less social supports totally ( F =26.506,P =0.000). The objective social supports( F =7.494,P =0.000)and subjective social supports ( F =26.985,P =0.000) were less and the utilization of social supports was lower ( F =13.931,P =0.000) in patients.Conclusions 1. Anxiety disorders patients often experience more or more serious life events, especially negative life events, are more likely to choose negative coping styles, and get less social supports. 2. Anxiety disorders may be related with people's characteristics of life events, coping styles and social supports.
