Modeling cognitive adaptation
A longitudinal investigation of the impact of individual differences and coping on college adjustment and performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202797 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa G Aspinwall (0000-0002-5225-1210, University of Maryland, College Park), Shelley E Taylor (University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 989-1003 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1037/0022-3514.63.6.989 |
| PMID | 1460565 |
| OpenAlex | W2014057825 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 202 |
| References cited | 45 |
Drawing on cognitive adaptation theory, optimism, psychological control, and self-esteem were explored as longitudinal predictors of adjustment to college in a sample of 672 freshmen. Although a direct effect of optimism on adjustment was found, most of the predicted effects were mediated by coping methods. Controlling for initial positive and negative mood, the beneficial effects of optimism, control, and self-esteem on adjustment were mediated by the nonuse of avoidance coping, greater use of active coping, and greater seeking of social support. Alternative models of the causal relations among these variables did not fit the data as well as the a priori mediational model. The results of a 2-year follow-up indicated that self-esteem and control predicted greater motivation and higher grades, controlling for college entrance exam scores. Implications for cognitive adaptation theory and for interventions with populations under stress are discussed
Avoidance coping · Cognition · Coping (psychology) · Developmental psychology · Mood · Optimism · Psychological intervention · Self-esteem · Structural equation modeling · Clinical Psychology · Health disparities and outcomes · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social Psychology
Personal and Social Resources Are Linked to Cognition and Health-Related Quality of Life in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Young people’s happiness in the context of negative life events and coping strategies
Dispositional optimism and self–esteem as competing predictors of acute symptoms of generalized anxiety disorders and dissociative experiences among civilians exposed to war trauma
System justification motivation as a source of backlash against equality‐promoting policies—and what to do about it
Relationships Between Cross-Cultural Adaption, Perceived Stress and Psychological Health Among International Undergraduate Students From a Medical University During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Family Communication Patterns and College Adjustment
Psychological well-being among Latino lesbians and gay men
People Living with HIV in Japan Exhibit Situation-Specific Optimism Regarding the Progression to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (Aids)
College Expectations for All? The Early Adult Outcomes of Low-Achieving Adolescents Who Expect to Earn a Bachelor's Degree
Attitudes and Dispositional Optimism of Animal Rights Demonstrators
Achievement Orientations, School Adjustment, and Well‐being
Optimism as a Mediator of the Relation Between Perceived Parental Authoritativeness and Adjustment Among Adolescents
Psychological sub-types among persons with HIV infection
Modelo Multidimensional de Ajustamento de jovens ao contexto Universitário (MMAU)
The Political Consequences of an Optimistic Personality
Hope, but not optimism, predicts academic performance of law students beyond previous academic achievement
A stitch in time
Optimism is associated with mood, coping, and immune change in response to stress
Positively biased appraisals in everyday life
When autocratic leaders become an option—Uncertainty and self-esteem predict implicit leadership preferences
Cutting stress off at the pass
Continuity and Correlates of Emotions and Motives in Self‐Defining Memories
Self‐Regulation Processes and Health
Do People Know How Their Personality Has Changed? Correlates of Perceived and Actual Personality Change in Young Adulthood
Extraversion
Positive Illusions and Coping with Adversity
An Exploration of the Influence of Dispositional Traits and Appraisal on Coping Strategies in African American College Students
Hope and Optimism
Stability and Change in Psychosocial Resources during Caregiving and Bereavement in Partners of Men with Aids
Construing Benefits from Adversity
Role of introvert and extrovert personalities in perception of Covid-19’s impact, psychological state, knowledge, infection, and preparedness preferences
Losing Sleep Over It
Optimism and Socioeconomic Status
Psychometric Properties of the Life Orientation Test and Attributional Style Questionnaire
Dispositional and Situational Coping and Mental Health Status of University Students
Do Sex and Perception of Immediate Stress Affect Optimism
Situated Optimism
The Paranoid Optimist
Cultural differences in optimism, pessimism, and coping
Psychosocial Resources and the SES‐Health Relationship
Academic self-efficacy and first year college student performance and adjustment.
Optimism
Extending Notions of Campus Climate and Diversity to Students' Transition to College
Optimism and economic choice☆
Self-Knowledge
On the Power of Positive Thinking
Psychological adaptation and birth outcomes
Career adaptation
Adjustment to College as Measured by the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire
Dispositional, Unrealistic, and Comparative Optimism
Psychological and Physical Well-Being During Unemployment
Employability
Coping Resources, Coping Processes, and Mental Health
Toward a Unifying Theoretical and Practical Perspective on Well-Being and Psychosocial Adjustment.
Dispositional Optimism and Coping
Stress and Subjective Well-Being Among First Year UK Undergraduate Students
Sour Grapes, Sweet Lemons, and the Anticipatory Rationalization of the Status Quo
Examining the Relationships Between Resilience, Mental Health, and Academic Persistence in Undergraduate College Students
The influence of positive affect on the components of expectancy motivation.
Emotional approach and problem-focused coping
The Career Futures Inventory
The benefits of self-compassion and optimism exercises for individuals vulnerable to depression
Academic resilience and academic buoyancy
Predictors and outcomes of openness to changes in a reorganizing workplace.
An Examination of the Relationship Among Academic Stress, Coping, Motivation, and Performance in College
A Comparison of Marital Interaction Patterns Between Couples in Which the Husband Does or Does Not Have Alzheimer's Disease
Underachievement and Attributions Among Students Attending Schools Stratified by Student Ability
The Moderating Effect of Optimism on the Relation between Hassles and Somatic Complaints
Dispositional and Situational Coping and Mental Health Status of University Students
Does Procrastination Have a Cultural or a Neurological Source? Evidence of its Mediating Role in the Relationship Between Psychological Capital and Academic Adjustment
Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Distress
Optimism and Grade Expectancies
I Wasn’t Expecting It”
Factors Affecting Direct and Transfer Entrants’ Active Coping and Satisfaction with the University
Social Acceptance of Comparative Optimism and Realism
The role of personality traits and political trust in people’s attitudes toward EU membership
Self-Esteem
Une étude prospective de la procrastination académique
Career Adaptability
The association between urban–rural disparities and emotional regulation abilities among first-year college students
Microaggressions and Psychosocial Adjustment among Greek University Students with Disabilities
Yaşam Yöneliminin Bilişsel Davranışsal Kaçınmanın Covid-19 Korkusunu Yordayıcı Gücünün Belirlenmesi ve Çeşitli Değişkenlerle Olan İlişkilerinin İncelenmesi
Psychological capital drives optimal engagement via positive emotions in work and school contexts
Self-Esteem and Non-Medical Use of Prescription Drugs among College Students
Bottom-line pursuits invade your family
Cultural Determinants of Cancer Fatalism and Cancer Prevention Behaviors among Asians in Singapore
Correctional Adjustment Among Taiwanese Incarcerated Individuals
Beyond Culture, Self-Esteem Raises a Child
Development of emotion regulation across the first two years of college
The association between perceived social support and resilience among Chinese university students
How Being an Optimist Makes a Difference
The Transition of Robot Identity from Partner to Competitor and Its Implications for Human–Robot Interaction
College Students’ Positive Strategic SNS Involvement and Stress Coping in the United States and China
Relationship of Optimism, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs to Use of HIV Antibody Testing by At-Risk Female Adolescents
School Psychological Capital
Subclinical orthostatic hypotension as a biological marker for low self-esteem in children
The Role of Character Strengths and Family Importance on Mexican American College Students’ Life Satisfaction
Attributional style, attributional retraining, and inoculation against motivational deficits
Self-regulation and STEM persistence in minority and non-minority students across the first year of college
Personality, coping, and school well-being
The Quality of American Life
Social support and health
Social support and physical health.
Health complaints, stress, and distress
Positive Events and Social Supports as Buffers of Life Change Stress 1
Some Contributions to Efficient Statistics in Structural Models
The desirability of control
Asymptotically distribution‐free methods for the analysis of covariance structures
Multivariate Analysis with Latent Variables
Toward a cognitive social learning reconceptualization of personality.
Generalized expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcement.
Handbook of Social Cognition
Living with a depressed person
Personality, coping, and coping effectiveness in an adult sample
Self‐Generated Feelings of Control and Adjustment to Physical Illness
Dimensionality of coping and its relation to depression
The totalitarian ego
Applications of covariance structure modeling in psychology
Comparative fit indexes in structural models
An analysis of learned helplessness
Stability and change in psychological distress and their relationship with self-esteem and locus of control
Personality, coping, and family resources in stress resistance
Public versus private expectancy of success
Four components of the Rotter Internal-External scale
Desire for control and achievement-related behaviors
Effects of self-esteem and performance feedback on future affective preferences and cognitive expectations
Personal helplessness and action control
Specious causal attributions in the social sciences
Personal and contextual determinants of coping strategies
Optimism, neuroticism, coping, and symptom reports
The effect of self-appraisals of ability on academic performance
A theory of motivation for some classroom experiences
Stress and coping in the explanation of psychological adjustment among chronically ill adults
Stress, social support, and the buffering hypothesis
Negative affectivity
Illusion and well-being
Will it hurt less if I can control it? A complex answer to a simple question
Gender and Health
Personality Characteristics and Coping Patterns
An Analysis of Coping in a Middle-Aged Community Sample
A Global Measure of Perceived Stress
Protective Function of Resources Related to Life Events, Global Stress, and Depression in Older Adults
The Role of Predisposing and Moderating Factors in the Stress-Illness Relationship
| Unique citing works | 202 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 6,12 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2026 (34) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 172 |