Expect the Best and Prepare for the Worst: Anticipatory Coping and Preparations for Y2K |
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| Authors: | Aspinwall Lisa G. Sechrist Gretchen B. Jones Paul R. |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA;(2) Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA;(3) Department of Psychology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, USA;(4) Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 South 1530 East, Room 502, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0251, USA |
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| Abstract: | The Y2K Bug, the programming glitch expected to derail computerized systems worldwide when the year changed from 1999 to 2000, provided a rich context for examining anticipatory coping and preparatory behaviors. In the last 2 months of 1999, 697 respondents completed an online survey of proactivity, worry about Y2K, dispositional optimism, primary and secondary control-oriented coping efforts, estimates of Y2K-related disruptions, and household preparations. Higher levels of proactivity, worry, and optimism were independently associated with greater self-reported preparations. These predictors were positively associated with greater primary control-oriented coping efforts, but showed differential relations to secondary control efforts, such as accepting the situation or trusting a higher power, especially among participants who thought the damage would be severe and lasting. Implications for understanding multiple ways of coping with potential stressors are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | KeywordHeading" >: Proactive coping anticipatory coping worry optimism disaster preparedness damage estimates primary control secondary control acceptance religious coping |
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