Cross-cultural differences in coping with sadness |
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Authors: | Debra J Vandervoort |
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Institution: | (1) University of Hawaii at Hilo, USA;(2) Social Sciences Division, Department of Psychology, University of Hawaii at Hilo, 200 W. Kawili, 96720 Hilo, HI |
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Abstract: | The current study investigated cross-cultural differences in ways of coping with sadness in a multicultural sample (N=140).
Anova analyses revealed that Asians and Caucasians are less likely to use confrontive and positive reappraisal coping strategies
in dealing with sadness than multicultural individuals. Asians are also less likely to use distancing coping strategies than
multicultural individuals. Clinical implications of the results are discussed. |
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