ICPS

2023 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2023

Reciprocal Associations between Cognitive and Behavioral Coping Predicts Probable Psychiatric Conditions: A Prospective Population-Based Analysis

Brussels, Belgium · March 2023

poster · Clinical Science

  • Wai Kai Hou
    Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
  • Wai Kai Hou
    Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong
  • Tiffany Junchen Tao
    University of California - Irvine (Department of Psychological Science)
  • Tsz Wai Li
    Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR
  • Tsz Wai Li
    Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
  • Li Liang
  • Li Liang
  • Huinan LIU
    Department of Psychology, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
  • Huinan LIU
    Centre for Psychosocial Health, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

Abstract

This two-wave population-representative study (N=906) investigated the reciprocity between cognitive and behavioral coping using cross-lagged panel analyses. Regularity of daily routines prospectively predicted lower odds of probable depression and anxiety through higher cognitive coping. Results supported the adaptive priority of behavioral coping over cognitive coping in adaptation to large-scale disasters.

Risk/Resilience