ISSN 0439-755X
CN 11-1911/B

›› 1997, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (01): 68-75.

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A STUDY ON THE COPING ACTIVITIES OF UNDERGRADUATES

Wei Youhua (Psychological Counseling Centre,Southeast University,Nanjing,210096) Tang Shengqin (Dept of Psychology,East China Normal University,Shanghai,200062)   

  • Published:1997-03-25 Online:1997-03-25

Abstract: Coping activities of 744 undergraduates were studied using the COPES cale.The results showed that:(1) there were four fundamental ways in coping:active coping focused on the problem,seeking social support,escape and inaction;(2) the undergraduates in our country take much more strategies of active coping focused on the problem and seeking social support than escape and inaction,and there were more significant differences among situations,grades and between males and females,and less siignificant differences among subjects;(3) there were significant differences between Chinese and Americans.

Key words: coping, COPES cale, ways of coping, undergraduate