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  • Behavioral Science
  • Clinical Psychology

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  • Coping styles influence responses to stress and therapy.
  • Avoidance is linked to negative outcomes like anxiety and PTSD.
  • Self-report measures may be inaccurate for assessing avoidance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if an avatar task can differentiate between avoidant and non-avoidant coping styles.
  • To validate a computer-based task for assessing coping mechanisms.
  • To compare avatar task scores with the Brief COPE inventory.

Main Methods:

  • 150 undergraduates participated.
  • Participants completed the avatar task and the Brief COPE.
  • Statistical analysis examined relationships between task scores and coping styles.

Main Results:

  • Avatar task scores positively correlated with avoidant coping styles.
  • Avatar task scores negatively correlated with non-avoidant coping styles.
  • The task effectively distinguished between avoidant and non-avoidant coping.

Conclusions:

  • The avatar task is effective in differentiating coping styles based on avoidance.
  • This computer-based assessment tool shows validity and selectivity for avoidant coping.
  • The findings support the use of the avatar task for assessing specific coping strategies.