Table 2.

Functions of Coping Strategies and Description

(Adapted From Zimmer-Gembeck & Skinner, 2011)

Adaptive function	Coping strategies	Description
Competence	Problem solving	Concentrating on the problem, aiming at changing the situation to find a solution
	Information seeking	Searching for information
	Helplessness	Giving up, being passive, or confused in front of the requests
	Escape	Avoiding the problem, through behaviors or cognitions
Relatedness	Self-reliance	Counting on oneself, through emotional expression and regulation
	Support seeking	Seeking social, concrete, emotional and/or instrumental support
	Support giving	Giving social, concrete, emotional and/or instrumental support
	Delegation	Assigning the responsibility of the solution to others, complaining or self-pitying
	Social isolation	Disengaging from or refusing social interactions
Autonomy	Accommodation	Adapting smoothly to alternatives and focusing on positive aspects
	Negotiation	Seeking new alternatives, such as finding compromises and allocating priorities
	Submission	Giving up, ruminating or with a rigid attitude
	Opposition	Rejecting collaboration or doing the contrary as regards requests