O,Holy Simplicity! registering a religion in Slovenia

A Global Ethic for Global Politics and Economics by Hans Küng. London: SCM Press, 1997, xvii + 315 pp. Paperback, £14.95.

Methodism in Russia and the Baltic States: History and Renewal edited by S. T. Kimbrough, Jr. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995, 253 pp. Paperback.     

Stress and coping: The Loma Prieta Earthquake

This study examined the stress response, coping strategies, and behavioral intentions of 185 subjects following the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Subjects completed a series of open ended questions about previous experience with earthquakes and their preparedness for previous and future earthquakes. The Impact of Event Scale (IES) and the Symptom Checklist, Version 90R (SCL-90R), were used to measure participants’ subjective stress response and symptoms of psychological distress at two days and either one week or three weeks following the earthquake. At one or three weeks, some subjects also completed the Coping Strategies Inventory. This study describes the stress response in this earthquake population and explores the relationship of the passage of time and past experiences with earthquakes to psychological distress following the earthquake. Coping strategies and behavioral intentions were also assessed. Results indicated that, although stress levels were elevated at the time of the initial testing, there were declines in reported stress as early as the one week follow-up session. Additionally, a number of gender differences were found in terms of the stress response to the earthquake.     

Farewell!

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