TY - JOUR
AU1 - Litman, Jordan A.
AU2 - Lunsford, George D.
AB - In dealing with a stressful event, 440 participants reported how frequently they used a variety of different coping strategies, rated their separate impacts on problems and the associated emotions, and reported their effects on subsequent health and well-being. Coping strategies did not generally impact problems or emotions differently. Use of planning led to increased self-efficacy, which along with positive reinterpretation, predicted growth. Emotional venting and behavioral disengagement predicted diminishment, which along with mental disengagement and self-injury, predicted illness. Social support buffered against diminishment. Use of acceptance coping and seeking advice from others had both positive and negative effects on well-being.
TI - Frequency of use and impact of coping strategies assessed by the COPE Inventory and their relationships to post-event health and well-being: 
JF - Journal of Health Psychology
DO - 10.1177/1359105309341207
DA - 2009-09-28
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/frequency-of-use-and-impact-of-coping-strategies-assessed-by-the-cope-W9pxfEHNP7
SP - 982
EP - 991
VL - 14
IS - 7
DP - DeepDyve
ER -