The present study examined whether the association between duration of unemployment and impairment in emotional and physical well‐being is mediated by a change in the general pattern of coping responses. A cross‐sectional study with 119 unemployed participants found that (1) duration of unemployment is associated with a decrease in productive coping and an increase in nonproductive coping and that (2) the association between duration of unemployment and somatic complaints is mediated by an increase in nonproductive coping. Further results showed that neuroticism and mood regulation expectancies were meaningfully related to productive and nonproductive coping. These results are discussed within the framework of theories of self‐regulation.
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