Совладающий интеллект: человек в сложной жизненной ситуации

CIQ™ measures cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses to a difficult situation viewed as a meta-concept of complicated events that trigger coping efforts. CIQ™ is a self-report instrument consisting of 72 items combined into 3 efficient and 3 inefficient indexes differentiated by the cognitive, emotional, and behavioral modality of coping responses. The instruction asks a participant to indicate whether he or she employs a particular strategy while facing life difficulties, using a 5-point Likert-type scale of frequency with «1=never» and «5=always». Outcome variables included six CIQ basic scales, two general indexes for efficient and inefficient strategies. All indexes and scales are calculated as a mean of appropriate strategies. Results of the factor analysis verified a basic two-factor structure of coping intelligence with alternative solutions for efficient and inefficient strategies characterized via three basic modalities.

Results of the experimental study showed that changes in coping, related to age dynamics, suggest that individual efficient coping repertoire arises initially as a result of the development of emotional and cognitive mental processes. Our findings also confirmed that not only emotional, but also cognitive and behavioral inefficient strategies are associated with low life satisfaction. The general conclusion is that a low Coping Intelligence , defined as a predominance in individual repertoire of ineffective strategies, was correlated with high scores on subjective dissatisfaction with personal achievements and relationships with others. On the contrary, a high Coping Intelligence , defined as a predominance in individual repertoire of efficient strategies, was linked to socio-behavioral plasticity and subjective satisfaction with both personal achievements and social aspects of life.

Methodological and practical foundations of Coping Intelligence: Creating a science of human strength

Coping Intelligence™ concept has broader impacts for our understanding of the mediating role of problem solving skills in promoting competence in dealing with difficulties of life. «Creating a science of human strength» is a promising mission of psychology that focuses on «systematically building competence, not on correcting weakness» (Seligman, 2000). This direction of research is based on a healthy, positive model of human behavior. The basic principles of positive psychology correspond strongly to the guidelines of differential psychology, whose primary goal is to explore the uniqueness of human individuality (Libin, A., 2008). The concept of human competence is an ideal starting point for studying the complexity of human individuality as well as investigating the fundamental issues such as quality of life, satisfaction with life self and others. The newly proposed model of Coping Intelligence™ may serve as useful feedback while assessing changes in individual coping repertoire during therapy and consulting, rehabilitation and medical recovery, for it measures flexible individual strategies that can be modified as a result of life experiences or educational training.

Acknowledgments

This book was supported in part by the Coping Institute (USA), the Department of Psychology at the Georgetown University (USA), and the Laboratory of Differential Psychology and Psychophysiology at the Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Education. The author would like to express sincere gratitude to Dr. Alexander Libin, Dr. James T. Lamiell, Dr. Nikolai Aminov, and Dr. Michael Kabardov for their continuing support of the Coping Intelligence ™ Project and contribution to this work.

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Название Совладающий Интеллект ™, тренинги, индивидуальные консультации и мастер-классы с соответствующим названием Совладающий Интеллект ™, Тренинг развития Совладающего Интеллекта ™, рабочие и интерпретационные схемы охраняются российским и международным законодательством об авторском праве и праве на интеллектуальную собственность ( регистрационный номер # 95185386, Бюро по Охране Авторских Прав Библиотеки Конгресса США, Вашингтон ). Любое использование названия Совладающий Интеллект ™ в коммерческих целях, включая печатные издания, тренинги, мастер-классы, а также цифровые носители и размещение в Интернете, запрещается. Нарушение авторских прав будет рассматриваться в судебном порядке в соответствии с российским и международным законодательством об охране авторских прав и праве на интеллектуальную собственность.

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