Coping ed autoefficacia negli invalidi sul lavoro. Una ricerca esplorativa

The object of this task is to study the individual and contextual variables' influence on individual capacity to cope the work accident consequences. The instruments used are: Impact of Event Scale (IES), Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE) and General Self-Efficacy (GSE). Sample consisted of 112 subjects with a mean age of 53 years, divided between Lazio (48%) and Sicily (52%) e with degree of worker invalidity inclusive among 30% and 100%. The results showed the indicative effect of the contextual variable "region" on intrusive symptoms; the indicative effect of the individual variable "years spent by work-accident" on scales Active coping, Humour, and factor Coping problem oriented; the indicative effect of the individual variable "degree of worker invalidity" on scale Acceptance; the indicative effect of the contextual variable "concomitant job to the accident" on scale Focus on and venting emotions; the indicative effect of the individual variable "degree of education" on scales Planning, Behavioral disengagement, Mental disengagement and factor Coping problem oriented and the GSE total score. Our investigation underlines work accident as potentially traumatic event for its unpredictability characterises and it suggests a few of coping strategies which are used frequently by work invalid to cope the event. This research is a way to turn the attention on the health and to encourage a great conscience of the factors which influence the way according to which workers-invalid cope the event of accident.