Determinants of coping: personality, appraisal, self-concept

The study tested three groups of factors of coping - appraisal of situation, personality and self-concept factors. Behavior in load, stressfull situations was measured by CSI - Coping Strategy Inventory. We found that the most influencing factor of appraisal situation was factor changeable/unchangeable, it is related to coping strategies expressing emotions, social support, cognitive restructuring and wishful thinking. The most influencing factor of personality was extraversion: expressing emotions, social support, cognitive restructuring and social withdrawal and of self-concept it is self-concept clarity, it is related to coping strategies expressing emotions, social withdrawal, wishful thinking and self-criticism