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More adaptive versus less maladaptive coping: What is more predictive of symptom severity? Development of a new scale to investigate coping profiles across different psychopathological syndromes

Moritz, Steffen, Jahns, Anna Katharina, Schröder, Johanna, Berger, Thomas, Lincoln, Tania M., Klein, Jan Philipp, Göritz, Anja S.·2016·Journal of Affective Disorders
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2015.11.027
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Background Lack of adaptive and enhanced maladaptive coping with stress and negative emotions are implicated in many psychopathological disorders. We describe the development of a new scale to investigate the relative contribution of different coping styles to psychopathology in a large population sample. We hypothesized that the magnitude of the supposed positive correlation between maladaptive coping and psychopathology would be stronger than the supposed negative correlation between adaptive coping and psychopathology. We also examined whether distinct coping style patterns emerge for different psychopathological syndromes.Methods A total of 2200 individuals from the general population participated in an online survey. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory revised (OCI-R) and the Paranoia Checklist were administered along with a novel instrument called Maladaptive and Adaptive Coping Styles (MAX) questionnaire. Participants were reassessed six months later.Results MAX consists of three dimensions representing adaptive coping, maladaptive coping and avoidance. Across all psychopathological syndromes, similar response patterns emerged. Maladaptive coping was more strongly related to psychopathology than adaptive coping both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. The overall number of coping styles adopted by an individual predicted greater psychopathology. Mediation analysis suggests that a mild positive relationship between adaptive and certain maladaptive styles (emotional suppression) partially accounts for the attenuated relationship between adaptive coping and depressive symptoms.Limitations Results should be replicated in a clinical population.Conclusions Results suggest that maladaptive and adaptive coping styles are not reciprocal. Reducing maladaptive coping seems to be more important for outcome than enhancing adaptive coping. The study supports transdiagnostic approaches advocating that maladaptive coping is a common factor across different psychopathologies.

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Authors
Moritz, S., Jahns, A. K., Schröder, J., Berger, T., Lincoln, T. M., Klein, J. P., & Göritz, A. S.
Affiliations
  • University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
  • University of Bern (CH)
  • Universität Hamburg (DE)
  • University of Lübeck (DE)
  • University of Freiburg (DE)
Corresponding author
Moritz, Steffen
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Venue
Journal of Affective Disorders
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-02
Volume
191
Pages
300-307
ISSN
0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.jad.2015.11.027
OpenAlex
W2178396700
Cited by
115
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68
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2026: 12 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4
FWCI
7.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Bern Open Repository and Information System (University of Bern) (submittedVersion)
  • OPUS (Augsburg University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
Keywords
adaptive coping, maladaptive coping, coping styles, psychopathology, symptom severity, depression, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, paranoia, avoidance, emotional suppression, transdiagnostic factors, scale development
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Avoidance Learning, Mental Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depression, Emotions, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Psychopathology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Syndrome, Symptom Assessment

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