Attachment Styles and the Ways of Coping with Stress in Polish Nurses

Kazimierz Franczak

Vol 11, No 2 (2012)

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Published online: 2013-03-15

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Attachment Styles and the Ways of Coping with Stress in Polish Nurses

Kazimierz Franczak

Advances in Palliative Medicine 2012;11(2):62-73.

Vol 11, No 2 (2012)

Original articles

Published online: 2013-03-15

Abstract

This article presents the results of research that was conducted on attachment styles and methods of coping with stress for a group of professionally active nurses. The project covered 158 individuals. The study was conducted by utilizing the Attachment to Parents in Childhood Questionnaire (KPRD), the Polish version of which was developed by Marchwicki [1] on the basis of the Experiences in Close Relationship Scale by K. A. Brennan, C. L. Clark and P. R. Shaver, together with the Polish version of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire — WCQ by S. Folkman and R.S. Lazarus. The results of this research demonstrate that attachment styles clearly differentiate the ways in which the subject nurses cope with stress. The results obtained also support the conclusion that attachment styles are significant predictors of the methods utilized for coping with stress. Secure attachment styles are significant predictors of an ability to cope under difficult circumstances. On the other hand, distorted attachment styles create an unfavorable dynamic for dealing with stressful situations, consisting of destructive and ineffective behaviors.