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Acculturative Stress, Perfectionism, Years in the United States, and Depression among Chinese International Students
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Wei, Meifen; Heppner, P. Paul; Mallen, Michael J.; Ku, Tsun-Yao; Liao, Kelly Yu-Hsin; Wu, Tsui-Feng – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2007
The present study examined whether maladaptive perfectionism (i.e., discrepancy between expectations and performance) and length of time in the United States moderated the association between acculturative stress and depression. Data were collected through online surveys from 189 Chinese international students from China and Taiwan attending a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology), Acculturation, Stress Variables
Personal Problem-Solving Activities of Black University Students.
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Reeder, Bonita Lynne; Heppner, P. Paul – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1985
Examined personal problem solving activities of Black undergraduates (N=84) using three measures: Problem Solving Inventory; Level of Problem Solving Skills Estimate Form; and Ways of Coping Scale. Results indicated no racial (Black versus White) or geographic (urban versus rural) differences in responses. (BL)
Descriptors: Blacks, College Students, Coping, Higher Education
Cognitive Variables Associated with Personal Problem-Solving Appraisal: Implications for Counseling.
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Heppner, P. Paul; And Others – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1983
Examined differences between self-perceived effective and ineffective problem solvers on several cognitive content and process variables of college students (N=500). Results indicated that subjects who perceived themselves as effective problem solvers had higher self-concepts and coping styles that were less blameful and more problem focused. (LLL)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Students, Coping, Higher Education
The Relationship between Problem Solving Self-Appraisal and Psychological Adjustment.
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Heppner, P. Paul; Anderson, Wayne P. – 1983
Despite increased interest in real life problem solving with both children and adults, the question of whether problem solving is related to psychological adjustment remains unanswered. To examine whether college students' self-appraisal of their problem solving skills is related to their psychological adjustment, 671 students took the Problem…
Descriptors: College Students, Coping, Emotional Adjustment, Higher Education
Coping among Nonclinical College-Age Children of Alcoholics.
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Wright, Deborah M.; Heppner, P. Paul – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1991
Compared 40 adult children of alcoholics (ACAs) to 40 non-ACAs on problem-solving appraisal, perceived social support, shame, suicidal ideation, and substance use; examined gender differences among ACAs; explored relations between problem-solving appraisal, perceived social support, and shame in predicting suicidal ideation and substance use. ACAs…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, College Students, Coping, Family Life
Development and Validation of a Collectivist Coping Styles Inventory
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Heppner, P. Paul; Heppner, Mary J.; Lee, Dong-gwi; Wang, Yu-Wei; Park, Hyun-joo; Wang, Li-fei – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2006
This research consisted of 3 studies, with a sample of over 3,000 Taiwanese college students, aimed at developing and validating a situation-specific Collectivist Coping Styles (CCS) inventory from an Asian perspective. The results from the exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a stable 5-factor structure of the CCS: (a)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Coping, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure