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January 1, 1984Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Coping with chronic illness: A study of illness controllability and the influence of coping strategies on psychological adjustment.

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BFBarbara J. FeltonRutgers, The State University of New JerseyTRTracey A. RevensonCity University of New York

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Implication

Longitudinal study evaluates coping strategies' effects on psychological adjustment in chronic illness.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate how different coping strategies impact psychological adjustment among middle-aged and older adults with chronic illnesses.
  • Longitudinal data collected from middle-aged and older adults with chronic illnesses (N ~ 151).
  • Comparison of illnesses with low and high controllability: rheumatoid arthritis and cancer versus hypertension and diabetes.
  • Evaluation of coping strategies: information seeking and wish-fulfilling fantasy, with analysis of emotional outcomes.
  • Information seeking positively affects psychological adjustment.
  • Wish-fulfilling fantasy negatively impacts psychological adjustment, creating a mutually reinforcing cycle.
  • Effects of coping strategies were not affected by the controllability of the illness.

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Felton et al. (1984) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10d9c6cfa01e990d9fa950https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.52.3.343
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