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Does a positive appraisal style work in all stressful situations and for all individuals?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2015

Boris Egloff
Boris Egloff*
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Department of Psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, D-55099 Mainz, Germany. egloff@uni-mainz.de http://www.ppd.psychologie.uni-mainz.de/62.php
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Abstract

Kalisch et al. posit that a positive appraisal style is the key to resilience. I will argue instead that the adaptiveness of a particular emotion-regulation strategy is determined by contextual factors. Hence, a positive appraisal style might not always result in positive consequences and is most likely not the only mediator of resilience.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e100
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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