Social problem solving as a mediator of stress and chronic prostatitis symptomology

Autor: Meghan M. Colosimo, Christine Maguth Nezu, Frank M. Nezu, Arthur M. Nezu
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Psychology, healthmedicine.
ISSN: 1465-3966
Popis: Social problem solving (SPS), the process by which individuals attempt to cope with stressful life problems, has previously been found to mediate the relationship between stress and disorder-related symptomatology among several medical patient populations. The present study sought to identify a similar relationship among a sample of 63 men diagnosed with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). Results found that SPS mediated the relationship between two different measures of stress and CP/CPPS symptoms. These results suggest that attempts to foster patients' SPS efficacy may help reduce CP/CPPS-related negative symptoms.
Databáze: OpenAIRE