Adolescent coping style and behaviors: conceptualization and measurement

Journal of Adolescence - Tập 10 Số 2 - Trang 163-186 - 1987
Joän M. Patterson1, Hamilton I. McCubbin1
1University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

Tóm tắt

The developmental tasks associated with adolescence pose a unique set of stressors and strains. Included in the normative tasks of adolescence are developing an identity, differentiating from the family while still staying connected, and fitting into a peer group. The adolescent's adaptation to these and other, often competing demands is achieved through the process of coping which involves cognitive and behavioral strategies directed at eliminating or reducing demands, redefining demands so as to make them more manageable, increasing resources for dealing with demands, and/or managing the tension which is felt as a result of experiencing demands. In this paper, individual coping theory and family stress theory are reviewed to provide a theoretical foundation for assessing adolescent coping. In addition, the development and testing of an adolescent self‐report coping inventory, Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences (A‐COPE) is presented. Gender differences in coping style are presented and discussed. These coping patterns were validated against criterion indices of adolescents' use of cigarettes, liquor, and marijuana using data from a longitudinal study of 505 families with adolescents. The findings are discussed in terms of coping theory and measurement and in terms of adolescent development and substance use.

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Journal of Adolescence

Tập 10 Số 2

163-186

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