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Oct 1, 2009 · Similarly, a repressive coping style was associated with higher physiological arousal (Myers, 2010). Psychosocial factors were also proposed to influence poor lifestyle choices, such as smoking ...
- Lynn b Myers
Abstract. During the last three decades there has been substantial research exploring the repressive coping style as defined by Weinberger, Schwartz, and Davidson. As “repressors,” who score low on trait anxiety and high on defensiveness, account for up to 50% of certain populations, they are an essential group for psychologists to study.
Sep 1, 2023 · Since dysfunctional emotion regulation is often associated with the development and maintenance of mental health problems (Sheppes et al., 2015) and research on fluctuating and non-defensive copers is sparse, it might be interesting for future research to further investigate these two coping styles in terms of their emotion regulation abilities.
- 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1196481
- 2023
- Front Psychol. 2023; 14: 1196481.
Quite confusing is that other authors, using a different term namely repressive coping but referring to the same operational definition of Weinberger, claim the opposite: “Repressive coping is thought to modulate the conscious experience of negative affect following the appraisal of threat” (Newton and Contrada 1992, p. 160).
Aug 31, 2023 · Since dysfunctional emotion regulation is often associated with the development and maintenance of mental health problems (Sheppes et al., 2015) and research on fluctuating and non-defensive copers is sparse, it might be interesting for future research to further investigate these two coping styles in terms of their emotion regulation abilities.
A meta-analysis by Penley et al. showed problem-solving coping, but not emotion-focused coping, was associated with positive outcomes on general physical and psychological health. The nuances were that deliberate actions or analytical efforts and problem-focused coping were helpful only in acute interpersonal stress, correlating positively to psychological health outcomes.
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important finding as it strongly suggests that possessing a repressive coping style is not adaptive in the longer term. Numerous studies indicate that repressors answer self-report measures in such a
