Wayne is being treated unfairly by his boss at work. Rather than confront him on this, Wayne decides to change his appraisals of his boss's behaviour in order to deal with it. Wayne thinks to himself, "My boss is probably having a really crummy day, and I bet he's very upset by the fact that his wife has left him." Wayne's coping strategies are best classified as examples of

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Wayne is using emotion-focused coping by changing his personal interpretation or appraisal of his boss's behavior to manage his emotional response to the situation, rather than addressing or changing the situation itself.

Wayne Is Being Treated Unfairly by His Boss at Work