Styles of coping with threat
Implications for health
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202418 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suzanne M Miller (0000-0002-7296-9318, Temple University), David S Brody (0000-0003-4035-3452), Jeffrey Summerton |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 142-148 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.54.1.142 |
| PMID | 3346803 |
| OpenAlex | W2060253194 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
| References cited | 2 |
We explored individual differences in health-seeking behavior and health status in a primary care population. Specifically, we compared high monitors (those who typically scan for threat-relevant information) with low monitors (those who typically ignore threat-relevant information), while controlling for depression. Overall, high monitors came to the physician with less severe medical problems than did low monitors. Nevertheless, high monitors reported equivalent levels of discomfort, dysfunction, and distress compared with low monitors. Furthermore, during the week following their visit, high monitors expressed less symptom improvement in both physical and psychological problems than did low monitors. Finally, high monitors demanded more tests, information, and counseling during their visit than did their low monitoring counterparts, yet desired a less active role in their own care. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.
Coping (psychology · Coping behavior · Developmental psychology · Distress · Environmental health · Population · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Psychology of Social Influence · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 41 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,73 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 2021 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 56 |