Age, Gender, and Self-Esteem Differences in Adolescent Coping Styles

A study assessed coping among adolescents with a standardized instrument and examined the relations between coping, age, gender and self-esteem. Adolescents with higher scores for self-esteem used more problem-focused coping and less emotion-focused coping strategies than did the adolescents with lo...

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Published in:The Journal of social psychology 2000-08, Vol.140 (4), p.539-541
Main Authors: Mullis, Ronald L., Chapman, Paula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological - physiology
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescents
Adult
Age
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Child development
Child psychology
Cognitive Development
Coping
Developmental psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Humans
Male
Middle class
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Self image
Sex
Sex Factors
Southern States
Stress
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Teenagers
Ventilation
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Summary:A study assessed coping among adolescents with a standardized instrument and examined the relations between coping, age, gender and self-esteem. Adolescents with higher scores for self-esteem used more problem-focused coping and less emotion-focused coping strategies than did the adolescents with lower scores for self-esteem.
ISSN:0022-4545
1940-1183
DOI:10.1080/00224540009600494