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Frequency of use and impact of coping strategies assessed by the COPE Inventory and their relationships to post-event health and well-being

University of South Florida, USA, jlitman{at}shell.cas.usf.edu

George D. Lunsford

University of South Florida, USA

In dealing with a stressful event, 440 participants reported how frequently they used a variety of different coping strategies, rated their separate impacts on problems and the associated emotions, and reported their effects on subsequent health and well-being. Coping strategies did not generally impact problems or emotions differently. Use of planning led to increased self-efficacy, which along with positive reinterpretation, predicted growth. Emotional venting and behavioral disengagement predicted diminishment, which along with mental disengagement and self-injury, predicted illness. Social support buffered against diminishment. Use of acceptance coping and seeking advice from others had both positive and negative effects on well-being.

Key Words: acceptance coping • COPE inventory • growth • instrumental social support • problem and emotion focused coping • self-efficacy

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 14, No. 7, 982-991 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309341207


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