Abstract
People suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS) vary in their emotional, social, cognitive, and professional functioning. An attempt was therefore made at an in-depth analysis of MS patients’ coping with their chronic disease. The aim of the study was to investigate possible differences in the ways two groups of MS patients cope with the chronic disease. The research sample consisted of 82 patients with multiple sclerosis. Based on S.E. Hobfoll's conservation of resources theory, two groups of MS patients were distinguished, one experiencing resource gains, and the other – resource losses. Coping strategies were measured using the Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI), and the dynamics of conservation of resources – the COR – Evaluation scale in the Polish adaptation. Such coping strategies as Emotional Support Seeking (t = 2.081, p = 0.041) and Instrumental Support Seeking (t = 2.364, p = 0.021) turned out to differentiate between MS patients with resource gains and those experiencing resource losses. The dynamics of resources in MS patients may prove significant in explaining the process of coping with chronic disease.
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