Table 7 Emotion focused coping strategies

Curiosity and excitement:

I’m curious about the results. I think it is exciting and at the same time I see this report as a present (12111 GP 2 year’s experience, above average results)

Disappointment:

I recognize these results, but at the same time I’m disappointed, because they are lower than I hoped for. That strikes me and I don’t see myself that way.(32114, GP 3 year’s experience, below average results)

Astonishment:

The results for the item “did the teacher prepare for the progress interview” surprise me. We did really prepare ourselves. Didn’t they notice? (32222 BS, 1 year experience, below average results)

Joyfulness:

I see some items about personal characteristics and I like that. Those are exactly the characteristics I want to emit and so I’m happy to see good results in these items (22120 GP, 7 year’s experience, above average results)

Mistrust:

I mistrust good grades, because they come from residents who want to please me. These residents also try to hide themselves in the reflection sessions. They always act like that.(22121GP, 11 year’s experience, above average results)

Expressing expectations:

Some results are disappointing, for instance “was your teacher interested”, because I am really interested in the residents (12123 GP 7 year’s experience, below average results)

Expressing expectations:

I did not expect to get such high grades. I think this has to do with my feeling of self-efficacy. I think I’m not doing well, but apparently that’s a mistake. (12111 GP 2 year’s experience, above average results)

Seek an explanation:

Some of the residents in my group were negative. I remember some troublesome moments. That, I think, was hard to deal with (32120 GP, 4 year’s experience, average results)

Memories of the session:

I took my notes to this conversation so I can recall events and situations (32212 BS, 4 year’s experience, average results)