Abstract

RUEDA RUIZ, Mª Begoña; AGUADO DIAZ, Antonio-León  and  ALCEDO RODRIGUEZ, Mª Ángeles. Stress, coping strategies and psychological intervener variables in the adaptacion process to the Medullary Lesion (LM): a bibliographical review. Psychosocial Intervention [online]. 2008, vol.17, n.2, pp.109-124. ISSN 2173-4712.

This issue presents a review of research about coping with a spinal cord lesion (SCL) in the last thirty years, since the introduction of the stress theory in the rehabilitation psychology. We have reviewed this concept in the rehabilitation context, the research results as well as the methodological limitations for study. Coping has demonstrated to be a very relevant variable to understanding the adaptation process to SCL, in interaction with other psychological variables as personality and locus of control, offering support to the individual differences model.

Keywords : Spinal cord lesion; Stress; Coping strategies; Personality; Locus of control and adaptation.

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