title: A multidimensional approach to the study of the structure of coping with stress.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special and Counselor Education, Portland State University, OR 97207, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Livneh
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Livneh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maron
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: 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