| Abstract [eng] |
In final work of Master‘s of Science the theoretical and practical issues of stress prevention and coping strategy of disabled people in social help context are being examined. The object of the research – the coping stress strategies of disabled people. The aim of the research – establish prevailing coping stress strategies of disabled people and reveal connection of sexuality and stress including its coping by using two methods – qualitative research using individual open interview and quantitative research in reference of Folkman S. and Lazarus R.S. methodology - Ways of coping Questionnaire. 7 disabled people in Ukraine were surveyed by interview method and the data of 103 disabled people in Lithuania were gathered using indirect survey method. The analysis of scientific works of foreign and Lithuanian authors proves that most problems of disabled people are related to social environment and public communication. Therefore, to solve these problems the communal-public resources must be invoked and used by providing help and planning social integration ways of disabled people. Theoretical material that has been analysed reveals that the more disabled person knows about stress phenomenon the more ways are to solve it. Here social support is essential exterior resource which may carry the following functions: emotional, financial, instrumental, informative and friendship. Having analysed the data of the research, it has been determined that most efforts to cope with the stress respondents put in pursuit of self-control and social supporting. Having estimated relative scores of coping stress, it has been assessed that the most frequent ways to cope with stress used by respondents are pursuit of social supporting, planned problem solving, whereas the least frequent way is positive overestimation. According to correlation analysis, the selection and usage of stress coping ways does not depend on respndents‘ age. The analysis of the research has corroborated the hypothesis that disabled people use different ways of coping stress. Comparing respondents‘ gender in applying ways of coping stress, it has been assessed that females statistically more frequently use the way of confrontation, whereas, males more frequently use escaping-avoiding. Among other ways of coping stress no clear differences have not been detected, but as for males, females appreciate communication need, pursuit of social supporting. The research and their results in Ukraine and Lithuania have revealed thatin order to cope with the stress disabled people use different strategies depending on individual situation. Satisfation of communication need and pursuit of social support is significantly important for both males and females. |
