Coping with University-Related Problems

A Cross-Cultural Comparison

Bibliographic Data

ID2316005
AuthorsCecilia Ahmoi Essau (0000-0002-4098-4847, University of Bremen, corresponding author), Gisela Trommsdorff (0000-0003-1788-5573, University of Constance)
Year1996
Volume27
Issue3
Pages315-328
Publication date1996-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Cross-Cultural Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0221 • E-ISSN: 1552-5422
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022022196273004
OpenAlexW2133443108
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited32

The main aims of the present study were (a) to compare problem- and emotion-focused coping in students from North America (Canada and the United States), Germany, and Malaysia, and (b) to examine the association between coping and physical symptoms. A total of 365 undergraduates, 143 males and 222 females, participated in the study. The subjects' mean age was 22 years, and most were not married. In dealing with academic-related problems, Malaysians used substantially more emotion-focused coping than did North Americans and Germans. North American and German students who had high scores on emotion-focused coping experienced fewer symptoms, whereas the reverse relationship was found in the Malaysian group. The data on cultural preferences in coping and control behavior are discussed

Coping (psychology · Geography · German · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology