01484nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653002500118653003200143653001700175653002400192653001100216653001500227100001300242700002500255245008100280300001200361490000700373520084600380022001401226020001401240       2004                            d  c01/2004bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aPerceived competence10aPerceived Health Competence10aFive Factors10aPredictive validity10aCoping10aWell-being1 aB. Rueda1 aA. M. Pérez-García00aComparative analyses of Perceived Competence and Perceived Health Competence  a127-1390 v103 aTwo empirical strategies were used to study Perceived Competence (PC) and Perceived Health Competence (PHC): (a) locating them into the Big Five Factor frame of reference, and (b) comparing their predictive utility in relation to different criteria (coping styles, symptoms and health behaviors). One hundred and seventy three subjects participated in the study. Results showed that Emotional Stability predicted both PC and PHC, whereas Energy was only associated to PC. On the other hand, task-focused coping was better predicted by PC than by PHC. Nevertheless, this expectancy made a stronger contribution in the variability of emotion-focused coping, symptoms and health behaviors. These findings emphasize the similarities between PC and PHC, as well as their divergent validity when predicted either action or health-related outcomes.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437