Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Psychology
Date of Award
5-2009
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Jon R. Webb
Committee Members
Christopher S. Dula, Stacey L. Williams
Abstract
In order to evaluate the cognitive appraisal and meaning-making components of the Transactional Model (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984) and Meaning-making Model (Park & Folkman, 1997) of coping, several specific forms of appraisal and coping strategies were analyzed in the present study. It has been proposed that religiousness and time influence the meaning-making process (Park, 2005); therefore, an interaction of intrinsic religiousness and time were key variables in the study as well. A survey designed to address relationships among locus of control, type of situation, intrinsic religious orientation, specific coping styles, and maladaptive psychological symptoms was administered to 240 students of a regional university. Evidence was found for the importance of primary cognitive appraisal, but no evidence was found for the interaction of intrinsic religious orientation and time on meaning-making coping or psychological symptoms.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Brooks, Rebecca, "Religiousness, Coping, and Locus of Control as Predictors of Anxiety." (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1887. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1887
Copyright
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