Coping mediates relationships between reinforcement sensitivity and symptoms of psychopathology |
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| Authors: | Natalie E Hundt Ann Marie Williams Jenna Mendelson Rosemery O Nelson-Gray |
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| Institution: | 1. VA HSR&D Houston Center of Excellence, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA;2. Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA;3. VA South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Houston, TX, USA;4. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC, USA;5. Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA |
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| Abstract: | Limited research has evaluated whether coping strategies mediate the relationships between reinforcement sensitivity theory (RST) and symptoms of psychopathology. Undergraduates (n = 293) completed questionnaires assessing RST, coping, and symptoms of psychopathology. Consistent with our hypotheses, bootstrapping analyses indicated that emotion- and avoidance-focused coping mediated the relationship between high Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) and depression, anxiety, and worry. Less problem-focused coping mediated the relationship between low Behavioral Approach System (BAS) and depression. Avoidance-focused coping mediated the effects of high BIS on drug and alcohol use whereas high BAS directly predicted alcohol and drug use. Unexpectedly, emotion-focused coping mediated the relationship between BAS and anxiety and worry. These results provide support for the hypothesis that personality variables are associated with psychopathology partially through coping. |
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| Keywords: | Coping Mediation RST BIS BAS Depression Anxiety Substance use Alcohol |
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