People who sense that they have the to cope with stressful events are less likely to respond poorly to stressors.

problem-focused coping strategy

Explanation:

In psychology, Folkman and Lazarus have proposed two different kinds of coping strategies in 1984 including the problem-focused and emotion-focused coping strategies.

In the "problem-focused coping strategy", an individual tries to make various attempts in order to manage or deal with the problems that are causing him or her to experience stress (the things that are responsible for causing stress is referred to as the stressor). The problem-focused coping technique is often used in coping day-to-day problems by identifying a specific problem, thinking of possible solutions, considering costs & benefits associated with the solutions, and at last selecting the best alternative to resolve the problem.

In the question above, the given statement represents "problem-focused coping".

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