Emotional -Focused Coping Styles in relation to Stress, Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health among Aged

M. Varalakshmi; B. S. Kumar Reddy

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| Published: June 04, 2019

Emotional -Focused Coping Styles in relation to Stress, Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health among Aged

M. Varalakshmi

Research Scholar, Dept. of Psychology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India Google Scholar More about the auther

, B. S. Kumar Reddy

Professor, Dept. of Psychology, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.063/20190702

DOI: 10.25215/0702.063

ABSTRACT

An attempt was made in the present investigation to study the impact of stress, emotional intelligence and mental health on emotional-focused coping styles in a sample of 400 aged men and women in the age group of 60-70 years, living in rural areas of A.P. Data were collected by using Daily Stress Inventory (Brantley and Jones,1989),Emotional Intelligence Scale (Nutan Kumar and Usha Ram ,1999), Mental Health Inventory (Jagadish and Srivastava,1983) and Coping Styles scale ( Kumar and Sreenivas,1998 ). A 2x2x2 factorial design was employed. ANOVA was used to analyze the data. The findings of the study revealed that stress and emotional intelligence have significant influence on emotional- focused coping styles.

Keywords

Emotional-Focused, Coping Styles, Stress, Emotional Intelligence, Mental Health

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How to cite this article: Varalakshmi, M., & Reddy, B. S. (2019). Emotional -Focused Coping Styles in relation to Stress, Emotional Intelligence and Mental Health among Aged. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 7(2), 520-526. DIP:18.01.063/20190702, DOI:10.25215/0702.063