A multidimensional approach to the study of the structure of coping with stress.
This article described a study in which the responses of 199 respondents to measures of coping with stress were submitted to multidimensional scaling. The three-dimensional solution suggests that respondents' perceptions of coping with stress are best explained along the following dimensions: (a) active coping versus denial/escape, (b) turning to interpersonal support versus seeking religious comfort, and (c) instrumental/cognitive disengagement versus affective/spiritual engagement.
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Department of Special and Counselor Education, Portland State University, OR 97207, USA.
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Maron
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Kaplan
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D003071:Cognition; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy