Stress and psychological health: testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisal

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Autor(a) principal: Gomes, A. Rui
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Faria, Susana, Lopes, Heitor
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/42886
Resumo: This study tested the mediating role of primary (e.g., threat and challenge perceptions) and secondary (e.g., coping potential and control perception) cognitive appraisal in the relationship between occupational stress and psychological health. This mediation was tested using a cross-sectional study based on self-reported measures. The total sample consisted of 2,302 nurses, 1,895 females (82.3%) and 407 males (17.7%), who completed an evaluation protocol with measures of occupational stress, cognitive appraisal, and psychological health. To test the mediating role of cognitive appraisal in the relationship between cognitive appraisal and psychological health, we used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results confirmed that primary and secondary cognitive appraisals partially mediated the relationship between occupational stress and psychological health; however, the direct effects of stress on psychological health cannot be ignored. The findings indicated that cognitive appraisal is an important underlying mechanism in explaining adaptation at work.
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spelling Stress and psychological health: testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisalAnxietyCognitive appraisalStressNursesMental healthCiências Sociais::PsicologiaScience & TechnologyThis study tested the mediating role of primary (e.g., threat and challenge perceptions) and secondary (e.g., coping potential and control perception) cognitive appraisal in the relationship between occupational stress and psychological health. This mediation was tested using a cross-sectional study based on self-reported measures. The total sample consisted of 2,302 nurses, 1,895 females (82.3%) and 407 males (17.7%), who completed an evaluation protocol with measures of occupational stress, cognitive appraisal, and psychological health. To test the mediating role of cognitive appraisal in the relationship between cognitive appraisal and psychological health, we used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results confirmed that primary and secondary cognitive appraisals partially mediated the relationship between occupational stress and psychological health; however, the direct effects of stress on psychological health cannot be ignored. The findings indicated that cognitive appraisal is an important underlying mechanism in explaining adaptation at work.This study was conducted at Psychology Research Centre (UID/PSI/01662/2013), University of MInho, and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education through national funds and co-financed by FEDER through COMPETE2020 under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007653).SAGE PublicationsUniversidade do MinhoGomes, A. RuiFaria, SusanaLopes, Heitor2016-112016-11-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/42886engGomes, A.R., Faria. S., & Lopes, H. (2016). Stress and psychological health: Testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisal. Western Journal of Nursing Research, 38(11), 1448-1468. doi: 10.1177/01939459166546661552-845610.1177/0193945916654666http://wjn.sagepub.com/content/38/11.tocinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T11:56:51Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/42886Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T18:46:31.766308Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Stress and psychological health: testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisal
title Stress and psychological health: testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisal
spellingShingle Stress and psychological health: testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisal
Gomes, A. Rui
Anxiety
Cognitive appraisal
Stress
Nurses
Mental health
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Science & Technology
title_short Stress and psychological health: testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisal
title_full Stress and psychological health: testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisal
title_fullStr Stress and psychological health: testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisal
title_full_unstemmed Stress and psychological health: testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisal
title_sort Stress and psychological health: testing the mediating role of cognitive appraisal
author Gomes, A. Rui
author_facet Gomes, A. Rui
Faria, Susana
Lopes, Heitor
author_role author
author2 Faria, Susana
Lopes, Heitor
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Gomes, A. Rui
Faria, Susana
Lopes, Heitor
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Anxiety
Cognitive appraisal
Stress
Nurses
Mental health
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Science & Technology
topic Anxiety
Cognitive appraisal
Stress
Nurses
Mental health
Ciências Sociais::Psicologia
Science & Technology
description This study tested the mediating role of primary (e.g., threat and challenge perceptions) and secondary (e.g., coping potential and control perception) cognitive appraisal in the relationship between occupational stress and psychological health. This mediation was tested using a cross-sectional study based on self-reported measures. The total sample consisted of 2,302 nurses, 1,895 females (82.3%) and 407 males (17.7%), who completed an evaluation protocol with measures of occupational stress, cognitive appraisal, and psychological health. To test the mediating role of cognitive appraisal in the relationship between cognitive appraisal and psychological health, we used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results confirmed that primary and secondary cognitive appraisals partially mediated the relationship between occupational stress and psychological health; however, the direct effects of stress on psychological health cannot be ignored. The findings indicated that cognitive appraisal is an important underlying mechanism in explaining adaptation at work.
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