Environmental coping in a public setting

dc.contributor.authorConn, Michael Kevinen
dc.contributor.departmentPsychologyen
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-10T19:11:31Zen
dc.date.available2019-10-10T19:11:31Zen
dc.date.issued1983en
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated several facets of the environmental coping process. Environmental coping was defined as any behavioral or cognitive attempt to reduce annoyance resulting from bothersome environmental conditions. In this study, library patrons using study carrels were observed while two people talked nearby. The library patron's behaviors in response to this event were recorded. In addition, self-report data were collected by means of follow-up questionnaires. Drawing on the literature from areas of research such as environmental stress, the coping process, and the effects of perceived control, four hypotheses were proposed. In summary, these hypotheses proposed that people would attempt to deal with the intrusion created by others talking nearby through indirect means first, and that people would attempt to"make do" (satisfice) rather than exert control over environmental events (optimize). Due to methodological difficulties, no definite conclusions could be drawn. Suggestions for methodological refinement in this area of research were offered and conceptual issues discussed.en
dc.description.degreeM.S.en
dc.format.extentvi, 69 leavesen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/94440en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 9995306en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1983.C666en
dc.subject.lcshEnvironmental psychologyen
dc.subject.lcshAdjustment (Psychology)en
dc.titleEnvironmental coping in a public settingen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en

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