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Dysfunctional coping with stress in psychosis. An investigation with the Maladaptive and Adaptive Coping Styles (MAX) questionnaire.

Moritz, Steffen, Lüdtke, Thies, Westermann, Stefan, Hermeneit, Joy, Watroba, Jessica, Lincoln, Tania M.·2016·Schizophrenia Research

Abstract

Objective Psychotic episodes have long been conceptualized as inevitable incidents triggered by endogenous biological impairments. It is now well-accepted that the ability of an individual to deal with social and environmental challenges plays an important role in regard to whether or not a vulnerability to psychosis translates into symptoms. For the present study, we examined symptomatic correlates of dysfunctional coping in psychosis and aimed to elucidate a profile of coping strategies that distinguishes patients with schizophrenia from those with depression.Method The newly devised Maladaptive and Adaptive Coping Styles Scale (MAX) was administered to 75 individuals with psychosis, 100 individuals with depression and 1100 nonclinical controls.Results Schizophrenia patients showed compromised coping abilities relative to nonclinical controls, particularly a lack of engaging in adaptive coping. Depression was more closely tied to dysfunctional coping than were positive symptoms as indicated by group comparisons and correlational analyses. Correlations between positive symptoms, particularly paranoid symptoms, and avoidance and suppression remained significant when depression was controlled for.Conclusions Although maladaptive and adaptive coping are unlikely to represent proximal mechanisms for the pathogenesis of positive symptoms, fostering coping skills may reduce positive symptoms via the improvement of depressive symptoms, which are increasingly regarded as risk factors for core psychotic symptoms. Furthermore, the reduction of avoidance and suppression may directly improve positive symptoms.

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Authors
Moritz, S., Lüdtke, T., Westermann, S., Hermeneit, J., Watroba, J., & Lincoln, T. M.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
  • University of Bern (CH)
  • Universität Hamburg (DE)
Venue
Schizophrenia Research
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-08
Volume
175
Issue
1-3
Pages
129-135
ISSN
0920-9964 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2407059115
Cited by
36
References
78
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 7
FWCI
5.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Schizophrenia Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Schizophrenia research and treatment
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
Keywords
dysfunctional coping, psychosis
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Psychotic Disorders, Surveys and Questionnaires, Schizophrenia, Schizophrenic Psychology, Stress, Psychological

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