Abstract: ObjectiveTo study the relationship among positive, negative trait coping style and possible factors in college students of rehabilitation specialty.Methods38 college students of rehabilitation specialty were assessed with Trait Coping Style Questionnaire (TCSQ), Coping Style Questionnaire (CSQ), Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ), Symptom Checklist 90 (SCL-90), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). Gradual regression analysis was applied, in which, sub-scales of positive coping and negative coping of Trait Coping Style Scale were taken as dependent variable, while other scales were taken as independent variable.ResultsPositive coping had significantly correlated positively with EPQE and factor of asking for help, and negatively with EPQN and factors of elusion and sensitivity of human being. Negative coping significantly correlated positively with SDS, EPQN, factors of self-blame, hostility and psychosis, but negatively with factor of solving problem.ConclusionPhysical and mental health can be kept by maintaining emotion stabilization, reducing negative coping of self-abasement, self-blame, hostility and elusion, using positive coping of solving problem and asking for help.

Key words: coping style, positive, negative, personality