Thank you for participating in this survey of coping style.

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Demographic Information

Your gender: Male   Female


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When it comes to social issues, you consider yourself:     liberal  conservative


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The following 29 questions are to examine certain aspects of coping. For each question, you will see 7 possible answers: two contradictory responses at the end points, with the remaining responses representing the continuum between those two responses. Please use the full range of responses.


1. When I talk to people, I have the feeling they understand me.

never             always


2. When I have to do something which depends upon cooperation with others, I have the feeling it:

will definitely be accomplished             will definitely not be accomplished


3. Of the people with whom I come in contact on a daily basis, other than those to whom I feel closest, I know most of them:

very well             not at all


4. I feel that I don't really care what goes on around me.

never             very often


5. In the past, I have been surprised by the behavior of those I thought I knew well.

never             very often


6. People I thought I could count on have disappointed me.

never            very often


7. Life is:
full of interest             dull and boring


8. Up to this point, my life has had:

no clear goals or purpose             very clear goals and purpose


9. I have the feeling that I'm being treated unfairly.

very often            very seldom


10. Over the past 10 years, my life has been:

full of unpredictable changes             consistent and predictable


11. Most of the things I do in the future will be:

boring             fascinating


12. In an unfamiliar situation, I feel I don't know what to do.

very often             never or seldom


13. The statement that best describes how I view painful situations in life:

solutions or meaning can always be found             there is no solution or meaning


14. When I think about my life, I:

feel how good it is to be alive             ask myself why I exist


15. When I face a difficult problem, the choice of a solution is:

confusing and difficult to find             completely clear


16. Doing the things I do everyday is:

a deep source of pleasure             a source of pain and boredom


17. My life in the future will be:
full of unpredicability             consistent and predictable


18. When something unpleasant in the past happened, my tendency was:

to let it eat me up             to let it go and move on


19. I have feelings that I would rather not feel:

all the time             very seldom or never


20. When I do something that gives me a good feeling:

I know I'll continue feeling that way             something will come along to spoil it


21. I feel mixed up and confused:
very often             seldom or never


22. In the future my personal life will be:
without meaning             fulfilling


23. In the future, I will always have people in my life that I can count on.

I am certain of it             I doubt it


24. I feel that I don't know exactly what's going to happen.

very often             seldom or never


25. I have felt like a loser:
very often             seldom or never


26. When something happens, I generally:

under or overestimate its importance             assess the situation's importance appropriately


27. When I think of difficulties I am likely to face with regard to important aspects of my life, I feel that I will:

succeed in overcoming them             won't succeed in overcoming them


28. I often feel that there is little meaning to the things I do in my daily life.

very often             never or very seldom


29. I often feel that I'm not sure I can maintain control.

very often             never or very seldom




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