The authors examined the effects of coping resources (Coping Resources Inventory for Stress, CRIS; Matheny, Curlette, Aycock, Pugh, & Taylor, 1987), lifestyles (BASIS-A Inventory; Wheeler, Kern, & Curlette, 1993), and life experiences (Life Experiences Survey, LES; Sarason, Johnson, & Seigel, 1978) on two forms of emotional distress (Beck Depression Inventory, BDI; Beck 1978; & State-Trait
... [Show full abstract] Anxiety Inventory A-Trait version, STAI-A; Spielberger, 1983) among 435 university women from three regions of the United States. Exploratory (n = 228) and confirmatory samples (n = 207) were used to derive models for predicting depression and anxiety. Confirmatory results strongly supported the robustness of the exploratory prediction models. Models from the two samples shared two CRIS resources (Confidence and Social Support), the BASIS-A Inventory Going Along lifestyle, and the LES in predicting depression scores (BDI variance accounted for between 35% and 42%). Models from the two samples shared the CRIS Confidence scale, the BASIS-A Inventory Going Along and Belonging/Social Interest scales, and the LES in predicting anxiety scores (STAI-A variance accounted for 60% to 63%). The prominent roles of belonging, social interest, and social support in predicting emotional distress corroborate Adler's heavy emphasis on these variables. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)