Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2022 Sep 12;10(9):1752.
doi: 10.3390/healthcare10091752.

The Style of Coping with Stress, the Health-Related Locus of Control, and the Level of Mindfulness of Patients with Chronic Somatic Diseases in Comparison to Healthy People

Magdalena Gruszczyńska  1 , Monika Bąk-Sosnowska  1 , Anna Daniel-Sielańczyk  1 , Julia Wyszomirska  1 , Adriana Modrzejewska  1
Affiliations

The Style of Coping with Stress, the Health-Related Locus of Control, and the Level of Mindfulness of Patients with Chronic Somatic Diseases in Comparison to Healthy People

Magdalena Gruszczyńska et al. Healthcare (Basel). .

Abstract

Background: Psychological factors may be involved in both the development and treatment of somatic diseases. Our study aimed to evaluate the style of coping with stress, health-related locus of control, and level of mindfulness of adult patients with the most common chronic somatic diseases compared with healthy subjects. Methods: 502 chronically ill people were examined (M = 49.27; SD = 14.25), including 288 women and 214 men. The control group consisted of 117 healthy people (M = 45.66; SD = 17.86). The diagnostic survey involved using the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS), Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scale (MHLC), and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Results: Differences between the clinical and control groups were demonstrated for MHLC: Internal (p < 0.001), Powerful Others (p < 0.05), and Chance (p < 0.001); CISS: Task (p < 0.001) and Avoidance (p < 0.05); and MAAS (p < 0.01). Conclusion: People with chronic somatic diseases, compared to healthy people, have a stronger external and weaker internal health-related locus of control, lower level of task and avoidance style for coping with stress, and lower level of mindfulness.

Keywords: chronic disease; health locus of control; healthy people; mindfulness; psychological factors; stress coping.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Ziarko M. Zmaganie się ze Stresem Choroby Przewlekłej. Wydawnictwo Naukowe Wydziału Nauk Społecznych Uniwersytetu im; Poznań, Poland: 2014. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu.
    1. Lisy K., Campbell J.M., Tufanaru C., Moola S., Lockwood C. The prevalence of disability among people with cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease and/or diabetes: A systematic review. Int. J. Evid. Based Health. 2018;16:154–166. - PubMed
    1. Nusselder W.J., Wapperom D., Caspar W.N., Looman Renata T.C., Yokota van Oyen H., Jagger C., Robine J.M., Cambois E.M. Contribution of chronic conditions to disability in men and women in France. Eur. J. Public Health. 2019;29:99–104. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cky138. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Luan X., Tian X., Zhang H., Huang R., Li N., Chen P., Wang R. Exercise as a prescription for patients with various diseases. The future of nutrition: Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics in obesity and cardiovascular diseases. J. Sport Health Sci. 2019;8:422–441. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Peña-Romero A.C., Navas-Carrillo D., Marín F., Orenes-Piñero E. The future of nutrition: Nutrigenomics and nutrigenetics in obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Crit. Rev. Food Sci. Nutr. 2018;58:3030–3041. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2017.1349731. - DOI - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources