Mediators of Adolescents' Stress in a College Preparatory Environment

Examined four variables (sense of control, perceived social support, degree of achievement motivation, and experienced satisfaction) thought to mediate or buffer adolescents from the negative impact of stress. Study of 61 students and their parents revealed that students perceiving high levels of su...

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Published in:Adolescence 1996-12, Vol.31 (124), p.913-924
Main Author: Ainslie, Ricardo C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Academic Aspiration
Achievement
Achievement Need
Adolescent
Adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
Child development
Child psychology
College Bound Students
Educational Environment
Educational Programs
Educational psychology
Family Environment
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
High School Students
High Schools
Humans
Internal-External Control
Learning Theories
Locus of Control
Male
Motivation
Preparatory school students
Preparatory schools
Preparatory Studies
Psychological aspects
Psychological Patterns
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Pupil and student. Academic achievement and failure
Regression Analysis
Satisfaction
Self Control
Social Environment
Social Support
Stress
Stress in children
Stress Management
Stress Resistance
Stress Variables
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Variables
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Summary:Examined four variables (sense of control, perceived social support, degree of achievement motivation, and experienced satisfaction) thought to mediate or buffer adolescents from the negative impact of stress. Study of 61 students and their parents revealed that students perceiving high levels of support and self control had the lowest levels of stress. (RJM)
ISSN:0001-8449