 There were significant positive correlations between primary appraisal and coping.There were also significant correlations between secondary appraisal and coping, and they were very specific about the type of stressful situation and with which each would help the most.For example, they found that appraisals of changeability and having to hold back from acting were related to the encounter outcomes (Folkman, Lazarus, Dunkel-Schetter, DeLongis & Gruen, 1986).