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Coping strategies in Chinese social context
Author(s) -
Hsu WenYau,
Chen MeiChueh,
Wang TeHsien,
Sun SungHsien
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-839x.2008.00252.x
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , prosocial behavior , psychology , mental health , social psychology , social environment , social support , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , political science , law
The present study examined whether the scale called Coping Strategies in Chinese Social Context (CSCSC) developed in this paper is better at predicting individual mental health than the COPE Scale, which focuses on ‘active‐passive’ coping. Two hundred and 51 university students were recruited and measured on the CSCSC, COPE and five mental health inventories. The results demonstrated that the CSCSC predicted mental health better than the COPE. ‘Active‐prosocial’ and ‘passive‐prosocial’ are two suitable coping strategies, whereas ‘passive‐antisocial’ is not a suitable coping strategy. Studies exploring coping processes in Chinese culture should consider social interactions and connection with others as a significant aspect of coping.