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An integrative model of mediating and moderating mechanisms in the cop
ing process was examined in a 2-year prospective framework with 175 co
llege students using both single-group and multigroup LISREL analyses.
Consistent with the hypothesized model, initial parental support was
associated with subsequent changes in psychological adjustment both di
rectly and indirectly through adaptive coping strategies. Moreover, as
predicted, appraisals of event controllability moderated both the deg
ree to which parental support influenced coping and the effectiveness
of coping responses. With controllable events, family support predicte
d adaptive coping, and coping predicted changes in adjustment. With un
controllable events, family support related directly to changes in adj
ustment.