Abstract
Coping strategies represent behavioral and cognitive efforts to deal with stressful encounters (R. S. Lazarus & S. Folkman, 1984). This study aimed to assess the pattern of associations between demographic variables, problemand emotion-focused coping, and distress. A representative sample of 510 adult Israelis completed coping and distress inventories. Emotion-focused coping showed strong positive associations with distress, whereas problem-focused coping was negatively related to this variable, although to a lesser degree. The effects of problem-focused coping on distress were more pronounced for participants who had experienced a recent life event. The conclusion to be drawn is that stressful conditions may enhance the effects of coping strategies on distress.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 188-196 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | International Journal of Stress Management |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2005 |
Keywords
- Community
- Coping
- Distress
- Life events
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Education
- General Business, Management and Accounting
- Applied Psychology
- General Psychology