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Relationships among selected antecedent variables and coping effectiveness in postmyocardial infarction patients
Author(s) -
Bennett Susan J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.4770160208
Subject(s) - antecedent (behavioral psychology) , infarction , coping (psychology) , medicine , psychology , myocardial infarction , clinical psychology , developmental psychology
Selected theoretical relationships from Lazarus' (1966) model of stress were tested in a convenience sample of 81 postmyocardial infarction clients. Two hypothesized causal models were analyzed. Results from regression analyses indicated 63% of the variance in coping effectiveness was explained by marital status, length of time since hospitalization, perceived availability of social support, uncertainty, degree of threat, coping strategies, and emotions. A revised model that fit the data was proposed. Findings indicated that emotions were an outcome of threat, not coping; threat did not directly affect coping strategies; and coping strategies did not directly influence coping effectiveness. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.