Are there limits within which self-control models will work?
For Robison, the limit to his problem-focused coping came when he was continually rejected by all the other children, time and time again, for being unable to work with them. This suggests an upper stress limit for applications of explanatory style.
The theory of rumination also has limits. The friends of mine who ruminate excessively often only do so for certain things- social situations, certain schoolwork projects, and family issues. There are other things, which come more naturally, which they do not think of at all, such as hobbies, habits, and routines. This suggests an area limit for rumination coping.