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Coping resources, coping processes, and mental health.

Shelley E Taylor1, Annette L Stanton

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563, USA. taylors@psych.ucla.edu

Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
|August 25, 2007
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This review explores coping strategies for managing stress, highlighting resources like optimism and social support. It examines the origins and neural basis of coping, suggesting intervention strategies for better mental and physical health outcomes.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Health Science

Background:

  • Coping is crucial for managing stress and impacts mental and physical health.
  • Coping strategies have significant intervention potential.
  • Understanding coping mechanisms is vital for improving well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review resources that aid coping, such as optimism, mastery, self-esteem, and social support.
  • To examine appraisal and coping processes, including approach and avoidance.
  • To explore the origins and neural underpinnings of coping for intervention development.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of coping resources and processes.
  • Examination of individual differences in coping.
  • Analysis of genetic, early life, and gene-environment interaction influences on coping.

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  • Review of neural mechanisms associated with coping.

    • Main Results:

    • Optimism, mastery, self-esteem, and social support are key coping resources.
    • Approach and avoidance are primary coping process strategies.
    • Genes, early experiences, and their interactions shape coping.
    • Neural underpinnings offer insights into coping mechanisms.

    Conclusions:

    • Coping resources and processes are influenced by biological and environmental factors.
    • Neural insights can guide the development of effective coping interventions.
    • Intervention strategies can be developed to enhance coping processes and improve health outcomes.