Coping as a Moderator and Mediator between Stress at Work and Psychosomatic Complaints

Abstract

(from the book) examines the mediator and moderator roles of coping / the former occurs when coping "links" the stressors to the stress reaction; the latter, when the relationship is increased or reduced by whether the person is a "good" or "bad" coper (or defender) / studying both conscious (self-reported) and automatic (indirectly measured) coping strategies in a work setting, Frese compares psychoanalytic and cognitive theory predictions of psychological dysfunction (in this case, psychosomatic complaints) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) (book)