Cheng C
Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 2001 May;80(5):814-33. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.80.5.814.
This research sought to formulate a theoretically based conceptualization of coping flexibility and to adopt a multimethod approach in assessing this construct. A self-report daily measure and an experiment were designed geared to theoretical and empirical grounds. The new daily measure was used in Study 1 to examine coping flexibility in a life transition. Findings showed individual differences in patterns of coping flexibility across different real-life stressful events. In Study 2, coping flexibility was examined in both real-life and laboratory settings. Results replicated those of Study 1 and further revealed consistency between the self-report and the experiment data. Study 3 extended previous studies by adopting a longitudinal design over a 3-month time span. Participants' flexibility in coping with laboratory tasks was found to predict how flexible they would be in handling real-life stressful events.
本研究旨在构建一个基于理论的应对灵活性概念化框架，并采用多方法途径来评估这一构念。根据理论和实证依据设计了一项自我报告的日常测量方法和一项实验。在研究1中使用了新的日常测量方法来考察生活转变中的应对灵活性。研究结果显示，在不同的现实生活压力事件中，应对灵活性模式存在个体差异。在研究2中，在现实生活和实验室环境中都对应对灵活性进行了考察。结果重复了研究1的结果，并进一步揭示了自我报告数据和实验数据之间的一致性。研究3通过采用为期3个月的纵向设计扩展了先前的研究。研究发现，参与者应对实验室任务的灵活性能够预测他们在处理现实生活压力事件时的灵活性。
