Davey, G C L and McDonald, A S (2000) Cognitive neutralising strategies and their use across differing stressor types. Anxiety, Stress and Coping, 13 (2). pp. 115-141. ISSN 1061-5806

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Abstract

Three studies are described which investigate the kinds of strategies that individuals use to devalue the threatening meaning of a stressor (cognitive neutralising strategies, CNS). These studies identified seven factorially independent constructs corresponding to Downward Comparison, Positive Reappraisal, Cognitive Disengagement, Optimism, Faith in Social Support, Denial and Life Perspective. The use of CNS was highly correlated with the use of problem-focused coping strategies regardless of stressor type, but associated with the use of avoidance coping and emotion-focused coping only in the case of certain stressor types. The role of CNS in the coping process is discussed in the light of the present results.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Psychology > Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Depositing User:	Graham Davey
Date Deposited:	15 Dec 2006
Last Modified:	27 Apr 2021 12:59
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/671
Google Scholar:	4 Citations

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