Evaluating Differences in Cognitive Appraisal and Coping Over Stages of a Transaction |
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Authors: | Robert F Scherer Philip M Drumheller Crystal L Owen |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Management , Wright State University , USA;2. University Counseling Center Mississippi State University , USA |
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Abstract: | We evaluated appraisal of and coping with a college examination over three stages of the transaction for 138 American undergraduate students. The transactional process approach allowed for the identification of differences in the magnitude and direction of appraisal and coping between adjacent stages and stages separated by an intervening stage. Repeated measures tests revealed that differences in appraisal and coping could occur between all pairs of stages, suggesting that, in research limited to investigating changes between adjacent stages only, the concept of a transactional process may be attenuated and important changes overlooked as the process of a stressful encounter unfolds. |
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Keywords: | collective flow experience collective efficacy beliefs collective challenges and skills |
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