"Coping Style"

The "Coping Style" scale consists of items such as "I routinely exercise to cope with stress," and, "When I am overwhelmed, I may consider lowering my expectations of myself." It consists of items that are indicative of how individuals perceive and cope with stressors in their lives.

In our research, it has been a strong predictor of long term relationship happiness and contentment for both women and men, and is on a par with the predictive power of the "Personality" scale for both genders.

The "Coping Style" scale consists of 20 of the 180 items in the "Compatible Lifestyle Questionnaire-R©".

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