Adaptation during spinal cord injury rehabilitation: The role of appraisal and coping.

To test the spinal cord injury adjustment model (SCIAM) by examining whether primary appraisals (threat or loss) and coping strategies (approach-oriented and denial) sequentially mediate the impact of functional independence, psychological resources, and social support on depressive and anxiety symptoms among individuals with spinal cord injury during inpatient rehabilitation.Path analyses of longitudinal data from a Swiss inception cohort study...