The relationship between scores on Emotional Stability and on two cognitive coping strategies—Positive Thinking and Wishful Thinking—and the Consequences of Coping scale were examined in a group of 99 Spanish undergraduates. Positive Thinking was associated with high Emotional Stability and positive consequences, whereas Wishful Thinking was associated with low Emotional Stability and negative consequences.
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