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Fantasies, coping behavior, and psychopathology

D F Greenwald1, D W Harder

  • 1Northeastern University, USA.

Journal of Clinical Psychology
|February 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

This study found that coping behaviors, sustaining fantasies, and daydreams share similar content. These behaviors and fantasies are linked to psychopathology, suggesting a connection between imagination and mental health.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Coping behaviors are crucial for mental well-being.
  • Fantasies and daydreams may influence coping strategies.
  • The relationship between imagination and psychopathology requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between coping behaviors, sustaining fantasies, and ordinary daydreams.
  • To identify coping behaviors linked to psychopathology.
  • To explore the connections between coping, fantasies, and daydreams associated with psychopathology.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized self-report measures including the Tanck and Robbins Coping Behaviors Scale, the Sustaining Fantasy Questionnaire, and 12 Imaginal Processes Inventory scales.
  • Employed Pearson correlations to analyze data from 119 college students.
  • Assessed relationships between coping behaviors, fantasies, daydreams, and psychopathology indicators.

Main Results:

  • Found consistent content overlap between self-reported coping behaviors and both sustaining fantasies and ordinary daydreams.
  • Replicated previously established associations between specific coping behaviors and psychopathology.
  • Identified significant intercorrelations among sustaining fantasies, daydreams, and coping behaviors that are independently linked to psychopathology.

Conclusions:

  • Coping behaviors, sustaining fantasies, and daydreams appear to be content-wise related.
  • The findings support the role of imaginative processes in coping and their association with psychopathology.
  • Further research can explore the therapeutic implications of these connections in clinical psychology.

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