title: A factor analytic study of coping styles and the MMPI-2 content scales.
abstract: The relationships among coping styles and psychopathology were examined with the MMPI-2 content scales and a reliable and valid coping measure--the Coping Inventory For Stressful Situations (CISS). Subjects were 167 higher-functioning normal adult males. The results are consistent with previous research that employed the CISS; a strong positive association was found between emotion-oriented coping strategies and various measures of psychopathology. Task-oriented coping strategies were found to be unrelated to these measures. Results are discussed in the context of a potential model for understanding the various relationships among coping styles and psychopathology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, York University, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Endler
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Butcher
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D008950:MMPI; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory