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Vol VII, No. 2

(2007) NO 2. Vol VII Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies

IS REPRESSIVE COPING ASSOCIATED WITH SUPPRESSION?

IS REPRESSIVE COPING ASSOCIATED WITH SUPPRESSION?

Aurora SZENTAGOTAI*, Diana ONEA
Babe?-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Abstract
The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between repressive coping and the use of suppression as a mental control strategy. Participants completed the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Marlow-Crown Social Desirability Scale (Marlow-Crown) as a means of assessing repressive coping and the White Bear Suppression Inventory as a means of assessing suppression. Our results indicate a positive association between repressive coping and thought suppression as a strategy of managing unwanted thoughts and emotions. Clinical implications are discussed.

Key words: repression, suppression, repressive coping.
Pages: 127-138