Coping strategies in Chinese social context |
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| Authors: | Wen-Yau Hsu Mei-Chueh Chen Te-Hsien Wang Sung-Hsien Sun |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology, and;Research Center for Mind, Brain and Learning, National Cheng-Chi University, and;Hung-Chi Psychiatric Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | The present study examined whether the scale called Coping Strategies in Chinese Social Context (CSCSC) developed in this paper is better at predicting individual mental health than the COPE Scale, which focuses on 'active-passive' coping. Two hundred and 51 university students were recruited and measured on the CSCSC, COPE and five mental health inventories. The results demonstrated that the CSCSC predicted mental health better than the COPE. 'Active-prosocial' and 'passive-prosocial' are two suitable coping strategies, whereas 'passive-antisocial' is not a suitable coping strategy. Studies exploring coping processes in Chinese culture should consider social interactions and connection with others as a significant aspect of coping. |
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| Keywords: | Chinese coping strategies prosocial social context |
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