Relationship between coping with negative life-events and psychopathology: major depression and borderline personality disorder

Psychol Psychother. 2009 Dec;82(Pt 4):421-5. doi: 10.1348/147608309X452416. Epub 2009 Jun 11.

Abstract

Ninety psychiatric in-patients and 73 controls have been asked about their coping styles to negative life-events. Patients reported more emotion-oriented coping than controls. Emotion-oriented coping style was positively correlated with psychopathology, while task-oriented coping was negatively correlated with psychopathology in events which the participants had difficulties dealing with.

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological*
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / diagnosis
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / psychology*
  • Borderline Personality Disorder / therapy
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / diagnosis
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / psychology*
  • Depressive Disorder, Major / therapy
  • Emotions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Life Change Events*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data
  • Problem Solving
  • Psychometrics
  • Psychopathology
  • Reference Values
  • Young Adult