Date of Award
2002
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Psychology
Abstract
Despite evidence supporting epistemic style as an influential personality factor in a variety of behaviors, the relevance of epistemic style in coping behavior has yet to be explored. Using Royce's model of epistemic style (Royce & Powell, 1983) and Lazarus' relational model of coping (Lazarus, 1999), the purpose of this study was to investigate differences in coping behavior based on epistemic style. Participants were 90 first-year undergraduate students residing in three freshman residence halls of a mid-sized, state university located in the Mid-Western U.S. Coping behavior was assessed using the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (Folkman & Lazarus, 1988) and epistemic style was assessed using the Psycho-Epistemological Profile (Royce & Mos, 1980). Based on dominant epistemic style, mean coping scores were compared using a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). The MANOVA was not statistically significant. The author offers several explanations for the findings as well as recommendations for future studies.
Recommended Citation
Evans, Lance, "Differences In Coping Behavior Based On Epistemic Style" (2002). All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 980.
https://scholars.indianastate.edu/etds/980