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Cognitive neutralising strategies and their use across differing stressor types

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posted on 2023-06-07, 13:38 authored by G C L Davey, A S McDonald
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.

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  • Published

Journal

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

ISSN

1061-5806

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

2

Volume

13

Page range

115-141

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  • Psychology Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2006-12-15

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