Coping with Health Problems: Conceptual and Methodological Issues

The recent literature on the study of coping and health problems is reviewed and critically evaluated. Although coping variables now figure prominently in various health psychology models, the coping literature continues to be plagued by a variety of methodological weaknesses. These include the ques...

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Published in:Canadian journal of behavioural science 1993-07, Vol.25 (3), p.384-399
Main Authors: ENDLER, NORMAN S, PARKER, JAMES D. A, SUMMERFELDT, LAURA J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Coping
Coping Behavior
Disorders
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Health
Health Problems
Human
Illness and personality
Measurement
Medicine
Methodological Problems
Methodology
Psychological aspects
Psychology
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Public health
Research Methodology
Research techniques
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Summary:The recent literature on the study of coping and health problems is reviewed and critically evaluated. Although coping variables now figure prominently in various health psychology models, the coping literature continues to be plagued by a variety of methodological weaknesses. These include the questionable reliability and validity of available measures, a failure to address coping issues specific to medically-ill samples, and lack of attention to potential age and gender differences. These problems, which are reviewed and critically discussed, have seriously restricted the development of a systematic body of theory and empirical knowledge about coping and health problems. The discussion concludes with a review of some recent research attempting to overcome some methodological problems in the coping and health area.
ISSN:0008-400X
1879-2669
DOI:10.1037/h0078843