Cognitive Defusion Predicts More Approach and Less Avoidance Coping With Stress, Independent of Threat and Self‐Efficacy Appraisals

Donald, James N.; Atkins, Paul W. B.; Parker, Philip D.; Christie, Alison M.; Guo, Jiesi

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Cognitive Defusion Predicts More Approach and Less Avoidance Coping With Stress, Independent of Threat and Self‐Efficacy Appraisals

Donald, James N., Atkins, Paul W. B., Parker, Philip D., Christie, Alison M., Guo, Jiesi·2017·Journal of Personality

DOI 10.1111/jopy.12279

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Objective: Recent evidence suggests that the way in which individuals relate to their aversive thoughts predicts behavioral effectiveness more than the content of such thoughts. This article is among the first to explore whether this is true for coping with stressful events. Method: Three studies with emerging adults (Study 1, N = 202) and adults (Study 2, N = 201; Study 3, N = 141) tested whether changes in how individuals relate to their stress‐related thoughts, measured using the individual‐difference construct of cognitive defusion, predicted more approach and less avoidance coping behavior, controlling for stress‐related appraisals. Results: We found that cognitive defusion predicted more approach coping (Studies 1 and 3) and less avoidance coping (Studies 2 and 3) following laboratory‐induced stress (Study 1), naturally occurring monthly stress (Study 2), and daily stress (Study 3). These effects occurred independently of the effects of threat appraisals (Studies 1–3) and self‐efficacy appraisals (Study 3) on coping responses. Conclusions: Cognitive defusion may be an important individual‐difference predictor of coping behavior, adding to established theories of coping such as Lazarus and Folkman's (1987) transactional theory.

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There is very little research on cognitive defusion in daily life, but one study found it to be related to less avoidant coping and more approach coping.
“There is very little research on cognitive defusion in daily life, but one study found it to be related to less avoidant coping and more approach coping (Donald et al., 2017).”
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Authors: Donald, J. N., Atkins, P. W. B., Parker, P. D., Christie, A. M., & Guo, J.
Affiliations: Australian Catholic University (AU)
Australian National University (AU)
Corresponding author: Donald, James N.
ORCID: Donald, James N.
Atkins, Paul W. B.
Parker, Philip D.
Guo, Jiesi
Venue: Journal of Personality
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2016-09-19
Volume: 85
Issue: 5
Pages: 716-729
ISSN: 0022-3506 (ISSN-L)
1467-6494
DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12279
OpenAlex: W2523647462
Cited by: 28
References: 67
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 1
FWCI: 5.79
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Journal of Personality (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Research Bank (Australian Catholic University) (submittedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
Keywords: cognitive defusion, approach coping, avoidance coping, stress coping, threat appraisal, individual differences, transactional model of stress and coping, daily stress
MeSH terms: Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Fear, Female, Humans, Male, Stress, Psychological, Thinking, Self Efficacy, Young Adult

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