title: Coping and culture: a research note on Diaz-Guerrero's theory.
abstract: Diaz-Guerrero hypothesized in 1967 that Anglo-Americans differed from Mexicans along a dimension of active versus passive coping styles. Specifically, he thought Anglo-Americans preferred to engage in other-modifications (active coping) whereas Mexicans preferred to engage in self-modifications (passive coping) in response to stressful events. In a test of Diaz-Guerrero's proposal the Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced was given to 108 Anglo- and Hispanic-American female inmates; no differences between the groups were found on measures of active and passive coping. The Hispanic group did not differ on active or passive coping as a function of measured acculturation; however, for both groups, education and active coping mildly correlated, suggesting that socioeconomic status may be more related to active coping than culture.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas--Pan American, USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Negy
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D012945:Social Values; D013781:Texas; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*