PROBLEM-SOLVING APPRAISAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT FOLLOWING SPINAL-CORD INJURY Academic Article

abstract

• This study examined the effects of problem-solving appraisal on psychological adjustment following spinal cord injury. It was predicted that self-appraised effective problem-solvers would evidence less depressive behavior and psychosocial impairment and would be more assertive than self-appraised ineffective problem-solvers regardless of time since the onset of injury. Participants included 90 persons receiving either in-patient or out-patient services for spinal cord injury at one of three rehabilitation facilities. Results indicated that problem-solving appraisal was significantly predictive of all three dependent measures, confirming the hypotheses. The findings are discussed as they pertain to theoretical implications for current models of problem-solving appraisal, and in relation to applications of problem-solving in rehabilitation. 1991 Plenum Publishing Corporation.

authors

• Elliott, Timothy

published proceedings

• COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• ELLIOTT, T. R., GODSHALL, F. J., HERRICK, S. M., WITTY, T. E., & SPRUELL, M.

citation count

• 73

complete list of authors

• ELLIOTT, TR||GODSHALL, FJ||HERRICK, SM||WITTY, TE||SPRUELL, M

publication date

• October 1991

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Cognitive Therapy and Research  Journal

keywords

• Problem-solving Appraisal
• Spiral Cord Injury

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/BF01173033

start page

• 387

end page

• 398

volume

• 15

issue

• 5

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf01173033

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being