title: Coping strategies and psychological symptoms in a Japanese sample.
abstract: The role of coping strategies as moderators in the relationship between hassles and psychological/physical well-being was investigated in a Japanese sample (N = 107). Multiple regression analyses revealed that active-behavioral coping contributed to a negative prediction of depression after partialing out hassles' levels. Emotion-focused coping and avoidance provided significant predictions of physical symptoms, whereas problem-focused coping significantly contributed a negative prediction. The results indicated that active-behavioral and problem-focused coping were moderators, while emotion-focused coping and avoidance were enhancers in the stress-symptoms relationship. The role of coping strategies as moderators did not appear to be influenced by the Japanese cultural environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakano
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008016:Life Change Events; D011340:Problem Solving; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology