TY - JOUR
T1 - Coping and Negative Appraisal as Mediators between Control Beliefs and Psychological Symptoms in Children of Divorce
AU - Sandler, Irwin N.
AU - Kim-Bae, Lauren S.
AU - MacKinnon, David
N1 - Funding Information:
Support for this research was provided by the National Institute of Mental Health Grant P30–MH39246–13 to support a Preventive Intervention Research Center.
Copyright:
Copyright 2017 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - Examined control beliefs of children of divorce as predictors of their coping, negative appraisals for stressful events, and mental health problems. We tested whether coping and negative appraisal for stressful events mediated the relations between multiple dimensions of control beliefs and mental health problems. Different dimensions of control beliefs were related to different aspects of coping and negative stress appraisal. Internal control beliefs for positive events were related to both active and avoidant coping. Unknown control beliefs forpositive events were related to higher active coping and higher negative appraisal. Unknown control beliefs for negative events were related to higher avoidant coping. In addition, evidence for mediation was found such that the effect of unknown control beliefs for positive events on mental health problems was mediated by negative appraisal. Implications and directions for further research are discussed.
AB - Examined control beliefs of children of divorce as predictors of their coping, negative appraisals for stressful events, and mental health problems. We tested whether coping and negative appraisal for stressful events mediated the relations between multiple dimensions of control beliefs and mental health problems. Different dimensions of control beliefs were related to different aspects of coping and negative stress appraisal. Internal control beliefs for positive events were related to both active and avoidant coping. Unknown control beliefs forpositive events were related to higher active coping and higher negative appraisal. Unknown control beliefs for negative events were related to higher avoidant coping. In addition, evidence for mediation was found such that the effect of unknown control beliefs for positive events on mental health problems was mediated by negative appraisal. Implications and directions for further research are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1207/S15374424JCCP2903_5
DO - 10.1207/S15374424JCCP2903_5
M3 - Article
C2 - 10969418
AN - SCOPUS:0034268636
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 29
SP - 336
EP - 347
JO - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
IS - 3
ER -