Studies on communication and coping with stress

Abstract

The book, in two parts, presents a collection of studies end theoretical analyses related to the phenomena of communication and coping with stress. The first part presents the research into basic skills necessary for cognitive reception of written text that still remains an important carrier of knowledge and culture. The ability to comprehend written language influences further development of language, intelligence, and other aspects of personality. The second part of the book comprises analyses of theoretical constructs and empirical research into the adaptive mechanisms activated in difficult situations and coping abilities of young adults. This part also contains a discussion of the relation between the loss of sense of life, anxiety, and depression in students. Finally, motives of bullying at school are analysed.