Date of Publication
11-2025
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology major in Clinical Psychology
Subject Categories
Clinical Psychology
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Psychology
Thesis Advisor
Maria Caridad H. Tarroja
Defense Panel Chair
Ron R. Resurreccion
Defense Panel Member
Roberto E. Javier Jr.
Cely D. Magpantay
Abstract (English)
Coping has traditionally been conceptualized as a deliberate, conscious effort to manage stress and adapt to challenge; yet contemporary perspectives increasingly recognize that the capacity to cope depends as much on implicit processes as on explicit strategies. Guided by Bornstein’s (2011, 2012) process-focused validation framework and the Coping Circumplex Model (CCM; Stanilawski, 2019), the current study examined the Human Movement Proportion (M Proportion; M/MC) in the Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS©) as a performance-based measure of coping. A two-study design was employed to evaluate both the outcome- and process-focused validity of M/MC: Study 1 investigated its psychometric adequacy, while Study 2 implemented a mixed-design experiment to test its responsiveness to a coping strategy manipulation and examine its moderating influence on the behavioral enactment of coping. Results indicated that M/MC is a reliable and valid indicator, representing a trait-like, implicit regulatory capacity that maintains equilibrium between cognitive and affective resources. It does so through a dynamic, compensatory process directing coping effort toward greater overall adaptive balance. Grounded in the unique measurement properties of M/MC, the study advances existing conceptualizations of coping and demonstrates the utility of performance-based assessment in capturing psychological resources that operate beyond conscious awareness.
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Abstract (Filipino)
Matagal nang tinitingnan ang coping bilang isang sinadyang at may malay na paraan ng pagharap sa stress at pag-angkop sa hamon. Gayunman, ipinapakita ng mga makabagong pananaw na ang kakayahang makayanan ang hirap ay nakasalalay din sa mga hindi namamalayang proseso, at hindi lamang sa mga lantad na estratehiya. Gamit ang process-focused validation framework ni Bornstein (2011, 2012) at ang Coping Circumplex Model (CCM; Stanilawski, 2019), sinuri ng kasalukuyang pag-aaral ang Human Movement Proportion (M Proportion; M/MC) sa Rorschach Performance Assessment System (R-PAS©) bilang isang performance-based na panukat ng coping. Dalawang pag-aaral ang isinagawa upang suriin ang outcome- at process-focused validity ng M/MC: Sinuri sa Study 1 ang psychometric na katumpakan nito, at gumamit naman ang Study 2 ng mixed-design na eksperimento upang subukin ang pagiging sensitibo nito sa manipulasyon ng coping strategy at upang makita kung paano nito naaapektuhan ang aktwal na pagpapakita ng coping behavior.
Ipinakita ng mga resulta na ang M/MC ay isang maaasahan at balidong indikador na nagpapakita ng hindi lantad ngunit matatag na kakayahang magpanatili ng balanse sa pagitan ng kognitibo at emosyonal na kapasidad. Nagagawa ito sa pamamagitan ng isang dinamikong at kompensatoryong proseso na nag-uugnay sa paggugol ng sikap tungo sa mas angkop at mas balanseng pag-angkop. Batay sa natatanging katangian ng M/MC bilang panukat, pinalalawak ng pag-aaral na ito ang umiiral na pag-unawa sa coping at ipinapakita ang halaga ng performance-based assessment sa pagsukat ng mahahalagang sikolohikal na yaman na kumikilos sa labas ng ganap na kamalayan.
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Language
English
Format
Electronic
Keywords
Rorschach Test
Recommended Citation
Galacgac, N. B. (2025). Process-focused validation of the human movement proportion (M/MC) in the Rorschach performance assessment system (R-PAS): Evidence for cognitive–affective regulation in coping. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdd_psych/11
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