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Who
moved my cheese?
Coping flexibility and adaptation to life changes
Professor
Cecilia CHENG
Ph.D.,
University of Hong Kong
Division of Social Science,
The Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology
| Date |
16 Nov 2004 (Tue) |
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| Time |
11:00
am |
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| Venue |
Room
619, Sino Building, Chung Chi College, CUHK |
Abstract
Coping
has been well researched due to its influential role in psychological
adjustment. Previous findings have shown that problem-focused coping
is generally adaptive. Yet, other studies revealed that problem-focused
coping can also elicit more distress, and certain "passive"
emotion-focused strategies can also relieve stress. The construct of
coping flexibility is proposed as an endeavor to resolve these mixed
findings. I will review various conceptualizations of this construct
and methods for assessing it. A microanalysis of coping processes in
which individuals flexibly deploy different coping strategies in distinct
stressful contexts will be described and discussed.
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