Stress and coping strategies in seafarers

Abstract

The research presented in the article aims to investigate the main mechanisms of seafarers’ stress and coping with stress.
The research was conducted in several directions. The first one was aimed at testing the hypothesis: seafarers’ stress is manifested both in the form of deterioration of physical condition and mental symptoms also seafarers' stress levels vary according to the coping mechanisms they use. On the other hand, it is interesting which stress coping mechanisms are mostly used by sailors.
The study used the stress level questionnaire by L. Lemur, R. Tessier and Fillion, A stress coping strategies questionnaire (The Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS-21), and author-written questions were used to collect demographic data. 30 sailors participated in the research. A Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for data processing.