2018 Volume 27 Issue 1 Pages 1-11
The purposes of this study were to develop the Japanese version of the Emotional Approach Coping Scales (EAC) and examine the relationship between dispositional emotion-focused coping and daily mood. In study 1, participants completed the EAC twice, five weeks apart. Results showed that the EAC consisted of two subscales, Emotional Processing (EP) and Emotional Expression (EE), both of which had high reliability and validity. In study 2, participants completed a battery of questionnaires containing the EAC and Profile of Mood States (POMS).
Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that EE was positively associated with “anger-hostility” in men and women, and with “fatigue” in men. Meanwhile, EP was positively associated with “vigor” in men and women, and negatively associated with “fatigue” in men. Moreover, the EE×EP interaction was significant for Fatigue in women.
Limitations of utilizing this scale are discussed, along with promising research in the future.
