The role of psychosocial training in increasing adaptive coping mechanisms in women survivors of violence

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adaptive coping mechanisms, group therapy, non-clinical psychotherapy, psychological adaptation, psychosocial support, psychosocial training, violence

Abstract

Introduction: The relevance of the research is determined by the study of the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for women’s ability to find new ways to overcome stress caused by violence.

Оbjective: To assess the effectiveness of psychosocial training for increasing adaptive coping mechanisms in women who have become victims of violence.

Methods: The study employs the Coping Strategy Indicator (CSI), the Lazarus Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) or Ways of Coping Checklist (WCC) and the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Descriptive statistics, Student’s t-test and Manny-Whitney U-test were used. The reliability of the methods was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha.

Results: It was found that the control group (CG) and experimental group (EG) did not have statistically significant differences before the training. After the training, the EG showed a significant increase in problem-oriented strategies. This includes problem-solving planning (16.1 to 20.3; t=4.12; p<0.01) and active coping behaviour (15.2 to 19.8; t=3.89; p<0.01. Emotionally oriented strategies also improved, particularly self-control (13.5 to 17.2; t=3.55; p<0.01) and positive reappraisal (12.4 to 16.7; t=4.04, p<0.01).

Conclusions: The study confirmed the effectiveness of psychosocial training in increasing adaptive coping strategies and posttraumatic growth in women who survived violence, varying the types of training and studying the duration of changes in coping strategies.

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Popovych Y, Pavlenko H, Voshkolup H, Potapchuk Y, Antonova Z. The role of psychosocial training in increasing adaptive coping mechanisms in women survivors of violence. Rev Cubana Med Milit [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 19 [cited 2025 Aug. 11];54(3):e025076410. Available from: https://revmedmilitar.sld.cu/index.php/mil/article/view/76410

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