Coping with Threats, Losses, and Challenges

Subjects predicted more use of Problem Solving, and less use of Religious Coping and Wishful Thinking, when confronted with Challenges compared to Threats and Losses. For Threats compared to Losses, subjects planned to use more Problem Solving and Religious Coping, and less Emotional Social Support....

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Published inJournal of social and clinical psychology Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 56 - 72
Main Authors Bjorck, Jeffrey P., Cohen, Lawrence H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Guilford 01.04.1993
Guilford Press
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Coping
Design
Emotions
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Personality. Affectivity
Problem solving
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Religion
Religious aspects
Social support
Stress
Students
Theological schools
Threats
Human
Religious attitude
Life events
Loss
Problem solving
Adult
Cognition
Coping
Stress
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ISSN0736-7236
1943-2771
DOI10.1521/jscp.1993.12.1.56

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Summary:Subjects predicted more use of Problem Solving, and less use of Religious Coping and Wishful Thinking, when confronted with Challenges compared to Threats and Losses. For Threats compared to Losses, subjects planned to use more Problem Solving and Religious Coping, and less Emotional Social Support. (Original abstract-amended)
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ISSN:0736-7236
1943-2771
DOI:10.1521/jscp.1993.12.1.56