This study assessed whether consistent relationships exist between the
content of self-reported coping behaviors, sustaining fantasies. and
ordinary daydreams. A second goal was the identification of coping beh
aviors associated with psychopathology and an exploration of connectio
ns between coping behaviors, fantasies, and daydreams correlated with
pathology. College students (N = 119) completed the Tanck and Robbins
Coping Behaviors Scale. the Sustaining Fantasy Questionnaire. and 12 I
maginal Processes Inventory scales. Pearson correlations indicated str
ong support for similar content between coping behaviors and the two t
ypes of fantasy. Previously reported relationships between coping beha
viors and psychopathology were replicated. Significant intercorrelatio
ns Were found between sustaining fantasies, daydreams, and coping beha
viors that. separately, were found to be significantly associated with
psychopathology. (C) 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.