Stress Coping Mechanisms in Elderly Adults: An Initial Study of Recreational and Other Coping Behaviors in Nursing Home Patients |
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| Authors: | I. Roy Hunter Mark C. Gillen |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Southern Connecticut State University;2. Outward Bound Wilderness, Rockwood, Maine;3. Department of Counseling and School Psychology, University of Wisconsin—River Falls |
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| Abstract: | Residents (N = 32) of 3 skilled nursing homes participated in a study designed to document the nature of the stressors they experienced and the coping mechanisms they used. Medical issues were the most common stressors. The most common coping responses were prayer, reading, watching television, listening to music, and talking to friends and family. |
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