The dual-process theory of coping flexibility in order to engage in flexible coping.

• Project/Area Number: 25380948
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical psychology
• Research Institution: Toyo University
• Principal Investigator: Tsukasa Kato 東洋大学, 社会学部, 教授 (50408960)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: コーピング / ストレス / コーピングの柔軟性 / 対人ストレス / 対人ストレスコーピング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The main purpose of this studies to provide evidence for supporting coping flexibility hypothesis. The coping flexibility hypothesis refers to the ability to discontinue an ineffective coping strategy and replace it with a more
effective alternative. The coping flexibility hypothesis predicts that more flexible coping will produce more adaptive outcomes.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Psychological inflexibility and depressive symptoms among Asian English speakers: A study on Indian, Philippine, and Singaporean samples. (2016)
  • Author(s): Kato. T.
  • Journal Title: Psychiatry Research (Elsevier) Volume: 238 Pages: 1-7
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2016.02.007
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Effects of partner forgiveness on romantic break-ups in dating relationships: A longitudinal study. (2016)
  • Author(s): Kato. T.
  • Journal Title: Personality and Individual Differences (Elsevier） Volume: 95 Pages: 185-189
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.050
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Effects of flexibility in coping with menstrual pain on depressive symptoms. (2016)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: Pain Practice (John Wiley & Sons). Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 1 Pages: 70-77
  • DOI: 10.1111/papr.12412
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] The impact of coping flexibility on the risk of depressive symptoms. (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) Volume: 10（5） Issue: 5 Pages: e0128307-e0128307
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128307
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Impact of coping with interpersonal stress on the risk of depression in a Japanese sample: A focus on reassessing coping. (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato. T.
  • Journal Title: SpringerPlus (Springer) Volume: 4 Issue: 1
  • DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1111-7
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Testing of the coping flexibility hypothesis based on the dual-process theory: Relationships between coping flexibility and depressive symptoms. (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato. T.
  • Journal Title: Psychiatry Research (Elsevier) Volume: 230 Issue: 2 Pages: 137-142
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.030
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Coping with workplace interpersonal stress among Japanese employees. (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato. T.
  • Journal Title: Stress and Health (John Wiley & Sons） Volume: 31 Issue: 5 Pages: 411-418
  • DOI: 10.1002/smi.2566
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Effects of flexibility in coping with chronic headaches on depressive symptom (2014)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, first published online: September 18, 2014 Volume: nothing Issue: 4 Pages: 506-511
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12529-014-9443-1
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Testing the sexual imagination hypothesis for gender differences in response to infidelity. (2014)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: BMC Research Notes, 7:860. Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Pages: 860-860
  • DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-860
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Relationship between coping with interpersonal stressors and depressive symptoms in the UnitedStates, Australia, and China: A focus on reassessing coping. (2014)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: PLoS ONE, 9(10): e109644. Volume: 9 Issue: 10 Pages: e109644-e109644
  • DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109644
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] A reconsideration of sex differences in response to sexual and emotional infidelity (2014)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: Archives of Sexual Behavior Volume: first published online Issue: 7 Pages: 0-0
  • DOI: 10.1007/s10508-014-0276-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Coping with interpersonal stress and psychological distress at work: Comparison of hospital nursing staff and salespeople. (2014)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: Psychology Research and Behavior Management Volume: 7 Pages: 31-36
  • DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s57030
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Frequently used coping scales: A meta-analysis. (2013)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: Stress and Health Volume: first published online Issue: 4 Pages: 0-0
  • DOI: 10.1002/smi.2557
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Development of the Sleep Quality Questionnaire in Healthy Adults. (2013)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Health Psychology Volume: first published online Issue: 8 Pages: 0-0
  • DOI: 10.1177/1359105313482168
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Insomnia symptoms, depressive symptoms, and suicide ideation in Japanese white-collar employees. (2013)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine Volume: first published online Issue: 3 Pages: 0-0
  • DOI: 10.1007/s12529-013-9364-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Evaluation of “Japanese Journal of Psychology” using citation analysis (2013)
  • Author(s): 加藤 司・馬場真美子・太幡直也・下田俊介・福田美紀・大久保暢俊
  • Journal Title: The Japanese journal of psychology Volume: 84 Issue: 2 Pages: 146-155
  • DOI: 10.4992/jjpsy.84.146
  • NAID: 130003374321
  • ISSN: 0021-5236, 1884-1082
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Assessing coping with interpersonal stress: Development and Validation of the Interpersonal Stress Coping Scale in Japan. (2013)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Journal Title: International Perspectives in Psychology: Research, Practice, and Consultation Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Pages: 100-115
  • DOI: 10.1037/ipp0000002
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Book] Coping flexibility with stress in health and in disease. Elastyczne radzenie sobie ze stresem w zdrowiu i w chorobie (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Total Pages: 298
  • Publisher: Bydgoszcz: Wydawnictwo UKW (Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego)
• [Book] Forgiveness: Social significance, health impact and psychological effects. (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato,T.
  • Total Pages: 205
  • Publisher: NOVA
• [Book] Handbook on burnout and sleep deprivation: Risk factors, management strategies and impact on performance and behavior (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Total Pages: 271
  • Publisher: NOVA
• [Book] Burnout as a Risk Factor for Strain, Depressive Symptoms, Insomnia, Behavioral Outcomes, Suicide Attempts, and Well-Being among Full-Time Workers. T. N. Winston (Ed.), Handbook on Burnout and Sleep Deprivation: Risk Factors, Management Strategies and Impact on Performance and Behavior. (2015)
  • Author(s): Kato, T.
  • Total Pages: 20
  • Publisher: NOVA Science Publishers.
• [Remarks] Kato's Lab
  • URL: http://katolabo.web.fc2.com/publications.html