TY - JOUR
AU - Cheng, Cecilia
AB - This research sought to formulate a theoretically based conceptualization of coping flexibility and to adopt a multimethod approach in assessing this construct. A self-report daily measure and an experiment were designed geared to theoretical and empirical grounds. The new daily measure was used in Study 1 to examine coping flexibility in a life transition. Findings showed individual differences in patterns of coping flexibility across different real-life stressful events. In Study 2, coping flexibility was examined in both real-life and laboratory settings. Results replicated those of Study 1 and further revealed consistency between the self-report and the experiment data. Study 3 extended previous studies by adopting a longitudinal design over a 3-month time span. Participants' flexibility in coping with laboratory tasks was found to predict how flexible they would be in handling real-life stressful events.
TI - Assessing Coping Flexibility in Real-Life and Laboratory Settings: A Multimethod Approach
JF - Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DO - 10.1037/0022-3514.80.5.814
DA - 2001-05-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/assessing-coping-flexibility-in-real-life-and-laboratory-settings-a-Iu0nu0ccIV
SP - 814
EP - 833
VL - 80
IS - 5
DP - DeepDyve
ER -