Relationship between stress coping and self-affirmation in college students

Abstract

Japanese society is said to be the "stressed society" and physical and mental disorders caused by excessive stress have become a problem that interferes with daily life. Therefore, it is necessary to study more effective stress reduction methods. In this study, the Self-Affirmation Scale, the Interpersonal Stress Coping Scale, and the Self-Affirmation Scale were used. In this study, we examined the relationship between self-affirmation and stress coping using the SelfAffirmation Awareness Scale and the Interpersonal Stress Coping Scale. The results showed that positive relationship coping was associated with self-actualizing attitudes and interpersonal positivity, while negative relationship coping was associated with self-enclosedness and interpersonal aggressiveness. As a result, positive relationship coping was associated with self-fulfilling attitude and interpersonal positivity, while negative relationship coping was associated with self-closeness, distrust of people, victim consciousness, and interpersonal tension.