Examining coping strategies used by Spanish female social work students: evidence for the importance of social problem-solving abilities.

The present study examined the role of social problem-solving abilities in the coping strategies used by 310 female social work students from Spain. Results from comparative analyses of the coping strategies, used by students to deal with stressful situations, indicated the greater use of functional...

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Publicado en:Social Work Education Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 314 - 330
Autores principales: de la Fuente, Amaia, Chang, Edward C., Cardeñoso, Olga, Chang, Olivia D.
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2019
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          Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leoioa, Spain.
          Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
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      ab: The present study examined the role of social problem-solving abilities in the coping strategies used by 310 female social work students from Spain. Results from comparative analyses of the coping strategies, used by students to deal with stressful situations, indicated the greater use of functional forms of coping (eg problem solving and cognitive restructuring), compared to dysfunctional forms of coping (eg problem avoidance and wishful thinking). Moreover, results from regression analyses indicated that constructive social problem-solving abilities, namely, positive problem orientation and rational problem solving, predicted the use of functional coping strategies (eg problem solving, cognitive restructuring, and express emotions). Alternatively, one damaging social problem-solving ability, namely, negative problem orientation, predicted the use of dysfunctional coping strategies (eg problem avoidance, wishful thinking, self criticism, and social withdrawal). Taken together, these findings provide an important first step for understanding what and how social problem-solving abilities might inform how social work students cope with stressful situations as they arise. Some implications for social work education and training are discussed.
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