Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2277-9531 11 7 2021 08 01 Association between common stressful life events and coping strategies in adults 1 6 28545 EN . Yousef Veisani . Zahra Jalilian . Yasaman Zahra Sadeghifard . Fathola Mohamadian Department of Psychology, Psychosocial Injuries Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Ilam Province, Iran Journal Article 2023 02 24 BACKGROUND: As shown in previous persons that used the effective coping strategies are more<br />aware to recent stressful life events in their live, this study conducted to investigate the main stressful<br />life events and common coping styles in adult’s population.<br />MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was conducted in 2018. In overall, 345<br />persons aged 18 years and more by stratified cluster sampling were enrolled in the study. The valid<br />questionnaires including the coping inventory for stressful situations‑21, the Holmes‑Rahe Stress<br />Inventory, and 28‑item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ‑28) were used to interview. The analysis<br />of variance and t‑student (t‑test) was used to determine the association between the two variables.<br />The statistical significance level was considered <0.05.<br />RESULTS: The top three importance events among 43 stressful items in our study were change<br />in financial state, gain of a new family member, and death of close family member. We found that<br />task‑oriented coping (P < 0.001) and avoidance‑oriented coping (P = 0.021) significantly more used<br />in males compered to females. According to Holmes‑Rahe life stress inventory instructions only 4.7%<br />of participants are prone to getting ill in next 2 years.<br />CONCLUSION: The results of this study showed a positive relationship between coping styles and<br />lower risk of mental health problems and stressful life events. Hence, activities and training programs<br />aiming to enhance personal approach coping skills is important to reduce of side effects of stressful<br />life events especially those recently exposed to negative life events and stresses.<br /><br /> https://jehp.mui.ac.ir/article_28545_02f838984bfa7e26567a1e06dd2728b5.pdf