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Mail Stop #948 
2801 West Bancroft Street
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390
Main Office Phone: 419.530.2717
Main Office Fax: 419.530.8479
Psychology Clinic Phone: 419.530.2721
Psychology Clinic Fax: 419.530.2959

UToledo Psychology Research Programs

Contact Us

Mail Stop #948 
2801 West Bancroft Street
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio 43606-3390
Main Office Phone: 419.530.2717
Main Office Fax: 419.530.8479
Psychology Clinic Phone: 419.530.2721
Psychology Clinic Fax: 419.530.2959
ARC lab faculty and students in front of UHall

Adaptive Regulation and Coping Lab

The Adaptive Regulation and Coping (ARC) Lab is interested in advancing and disseminating our established and continuously growing body of psychological research that pertains to adaptive regulation and coping skills.

Lab members research a variety of adaptive skills that individuals have been found to vary on and that are related to various negative and positive outcomes. Most if not all of these skills may also be trainable; thus, the research conducted in the ARC Lab has direct relevance for alleviating negative outcomes, such as disability and distress, as well as enhancing positive outcomes, such as optimal performance and life satisfaction.

Some of the adaptive skills that are currently of interest to the ARC Lab include:

  • Self-regulation
  • Self-management/control
  • Mindfulness/mindful awareness
  • Emotion regulation
  • Ir/rational core beliefs
  • Learned resourcefulness
  • Attentional styles (monitoring vs. blunting)

Some of the negative and positive outcomes linked to adaptive and coping skills include:

  • Depression
  • Rumination
  • Worry
  • Anxiety Sensitivity
  • Substance use
  • Optimism

These current interests are certainly not intended to be limiting, so please contact the lab director, Dr. Peter Mezo, if you are interested in collaborating as a student or faculty member in these or related areas.

Research

Current Research

View current and past research

UT students seeking research credit

Current University of Toledo students may participate in our online studies through the Department of Psychology's research sign-up system (SONA) on the internet (http://utoledo.sona-systems.com/).

community members/non-ut students

Please email us at arclabtoledo@gmail.com to inquire about participating in our active studies.

Lab Members

View current and former ARC Lab members

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Last Updated: 6/30/25