COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING AS A COPING STRATEGY - COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL ASPECTS

• Authors: Ruiselova Zdena , Prokopcakova Alexandra , Kresanek Jaroslav
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A study showed the occurrence and characteristics of counterfactual thinking (CT) in relation to sense of coherence (SOC), that expresses coping effectiveness, and in relation to anxiety and self-esteem. A configurable frequency analysis was used to determine types. The combination of high coping effectiveness (SOC) with CT (rarer, helpful in solving future problems, not saddening, not inhibiting future problem solving) was confirmed - as type 1, in which cognitive aspects of CT prevail. Type 2 represents lower SOC in combination with CT (frequent, saddening, not helpful, rather inhibiting the solving of future problems) - emotional aspects of CT prevail in this type. The combination of CT characteristics with anxiety introduced a single type: high anxiety, frequent CT, saddening CT and CT does not help future solutions, CT inhibits future solutions. Any distinct type regarding the relation between CT characteristics and self-esteem was observed. CT characteristics are also discussed in relation to Big Five factors describing personality.

Keywords

EN

CONFIGURAL FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; COPING; COUNTERFACTUAL THINKING; PERSONALITY

Discipline

• PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 51
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 237-249
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Ruiselova Zdena

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Prokopcakova Alexandra

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Kresanek Jaroslav

• Zdena Ruiselova, Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dubravska cesta 9, 813 64 Bratislava, Slovak Republic; www.psychologia.sav.sk/sp/

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09SKAAAA065819