Hovanitz C A
J Clin Psychol. 1986 Jan;42(1):34-41. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(198601)42:1<34::aid-jclp2270420105>3.0.co;2-0.
Despite the nearly universal finding that life event stress is related to psychopathology, the strength of these relationships is weak. In an attempt to increase the strength of the correlation between life event stress and psychopathology, this study evaluated the simultaneous contribution of life event stress and coping style, as well as the independent contribution of each, to psychopathology. Seventy-six male and 74 female college students served as primary subjects, while an additional 57 male and 60 female college students served as a cross validation sample. Each subject completed the Life Experiences Survey, the Coping Strategies Inventory, and the MMPI. Sex differences were found in the type of coping style related to psychopathology, the relative contributions of coping style and negative life stress to psychopathology, and the percentage of variance accounted for in psychopathology. Future research was recommended to include other variables, such as chronic life stress and physiological reactivity, and to control better for such methodological problems as response sets.
尽管几乎普遍发现生活事件压力与精神病理学有关，但这些关系的强度较弱。为了增强生活事件压力与精神病理学之间的相关性，本研究评估了生活事件压力和应对方式对精神病理学的同时贡献以及各自的独立贡献。76名男性和74名女性大学生作为主要研究对象，另外57名男性和60名女性大学生作为交叉验证样本。每个研究对象都完成了生活经历调查、应对策略量表和明尼苏达多项人格测验。在与精神病理学相关的应对方式类型、应对方式和负面生活压力对精神病理学的相对贡献以及精神病理学中可解释的方差百分比方面发现了性别差异。建议未来的研究纳入其他变量，如慢性生活压力和生理反应性，并更好地控制诸如反应定势等方法学问题。
