IMPACT OF PERCEIVED STRESS ON COPING STYLES AMONG CANCER PATIENT

Abstract

Objective: Current study aims to explore the relationship between perceived stress and coping among cancer patient.

Methods: The sample of present study consist of two hundred participants. Purposive sampling techniques was used to collect data from participants (N = 200). The respondents were both male and female, male (n = 100) and female (n = 100) having age range 20 to 50 years. Detailed questionnaire is used and it includes Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) by Cohen, Kamarck, and Mermelstein (1983) and Brief Coping Scale (Brief-COPE) developed by Carver (1997).

Results: The study results findings suggest that perceived stress significantly negatively predicts coping styles(β = -.22, p < .01) .

 Implications: The findings of this study have important implications for both research and practice. First, the evidence that perceived stress negatively predicts coping highlights the urgent need for targeted psychological interventions among cancer patients. Stress management programs, such as mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive-behavioral therapy, could be integrated into cancer care to enhance coping resources