TY - JOUR
T1 - Rational and Irrational Beliefs and Coping Strategies Among Transylvanian Holocaust Survivors
T2 - An Exploratory Analysis
AU - Cosman, Ioana
AU - Macavei, Bianca
AU - Sucala, Madalina
AU - David, Daniel
N1 - Funding Information:
The first (IC) and last (DD) authors contributed equally to this article. This work was possible by the financial support of the Sectorial Operational Program for Human Resources Development 2007–2013, co-financed by the European Social Fund, within the project POSDRU 89/1.5/S/ 60189 (‘‘Postdoctoral Programs for Sustainable Development in a Knowledge Based Society’’).
PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - This study aims to identify rational and irrational beliefs, as well as coping mechanisms, as expressed spontaneously by Transylvanian Holocaust survivors during oral history research. The participants (N = 22) were born between 1917 and 1928 and were detained in concentration camps for at least 6 months. A total of 95.4% of the participants expressed irrational beliefs; 63.6% expressed rational beliefs. In addition, 72.7% of the participants displayed emotion-focused coping, and 54.5% displayed problem-solving coping. The most common irrational beliefs were awfulizing (81.8%) and global evaluations of others (59.1%). This study provides the first information on cognitions and their association with coping strategies adopted by Holocaust survivors.
AB - This study aims to identify rational and irrational beliefs, as well as coping mechanisms, as expressed spontaneously by Transylvanian Holocaust survivors during oral history research. The participants (N = 22) were born between 1917 and 1928 and were detained in concentration camps for at least 6 months. A total of 95.4% of the participants expressed irrational beliefs; 63.6% expressed rational beliefs. In addition, 72.7% of the participants displayed emotion-focused coping, and 54.5% displayed problem-solving coping. The most common irrational beliefs were awfulizing (81.8%) and global evaluations of others (59.1%). This study provides the first information on cognitions and their association with coping strategies adopted by Holocaust survivors.
KW - Transylvanian Holocaust Survivors
KW - rational and irrational beliefs
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U2 - 10.1080/15325024.2012.687322
DO - 10.1080/15325024.2012.687322
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84871290523
SN - 1532-5024
VL - 18
SP - 179
EP - 194
JO - Journal of Loss and Trauma
JF - Journal of Loss and Trauma
IS - 2
ER -