Chronic Social Stress and Psychological Distress in Russia

ISBN-13: 9783639153620 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 100 str.

Svetl Konstantinova

Opis

The socio-economic changes in Russia during the lasttwo decades have been associated with a sharp declineof the health indicators in general population.Consequently, a number of national and internationalresearch studies have turned the attention to thedeterminants of health in post communist transition.Despite the stress-poor health relationshipidentified, studies which have examined the linkbetween chronic social stress and mental health inRussian population are scarce. The current study ispart of an international research project on chronicsocial stress and psychological distress, which wasinitiated at the University of Bergen, Norway. Themain aim of the Russian study was to explore therelationship between chronic social stress, socialsupport, coping resources and distress among Russianadults. This book provides information on the studybackground and its theoretical framework, thehypotheses and methodology of the investigation. Thefindings of the research were discussed and comparedwith the results of the previous investigations inNorway and Romania.

O autorze

Svetlana V. Konstantinova, M.D., Moscow Medical Academy, Russia;
M.Phil. and Ph.D., University of Bergen, Norway. Researcher in
public health and preventive medicine; coordinator, WHO-CINDI in
Russia.
Delia Bancila, PhD. - health promotion, social and cross-cultural
psychology, postdoctoral researcher University of Bergen, Norway.