Assessing Cognitive and Behavioral Coping Strategies in Children

Boo, Gerly M. de; Wicherts, Jelte M.

doi:10.1007/s10608-007-9135-0

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“…Estes resultados vão de encontro à maioria da investigação, que refere que as mulheres tendem a procurar mais o apoio social (Bermúdez et al, 2009;Campos et al, 2012;Frydenberg & Lewis, 1991;Rodríguez et al, 2012), estraté-gias que podem, muitas vezes ser também associadas à dependência, em vez de revelar uma capacidade de adaptação às situações stressantes (Lewis & Frydenberg, 2002). No entanto, percebe-se também a utilização mais frequente de estratégias positivas como a procura da melhoria pessoal, contrariamente a um conjunto de investigação que sugere que as moças tendem a utilizar estratégias de coping focadas na emoção ou evitamento da situação problemática (Boo & Wicherts, 2009;Frydenberg & Lewis, 1991;Hampel & Ptermann, 2006;Rodríguez, Torres, & Páez, 2012). Por outro lado, os rapazes da amostra utilizam mais frequentemente estratégias disfuncionais, seja pela utilização de drogas ou procura de humor.…”

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“…No entanto, em termos diferenciais, os estudos realizados junto de adolescentes têm permitido perceber um reportório mais associado à resolução de problemas nas moças, partilha com outros significativos, procura de ajuda ou manutenção de uma atitude positiva, enquanto que os rapazes tendem a usar estratégias menos eficazes, como comportamentos agressivos (Bermúdez, Teva, & Buela-Casal, 2009;Campos, Delgado, & Jiménez, 2012;Gelhaar et al, 2007;Rodríguez, Torres, & Páez, 2012). No entanto, outros dados apontam no sentido oposto, referindo-se indicadores mais problemáticos de stress interpessoal e distress emocional nas moças, recorrendo preferencialmente ao suporte social e utilizam estratégias de coping maladaptativas (Boo & Wicherts, 2009;Hampel & Petermann, 2006). Na revisão de estudos sobre o efeito da idade sobre o coping, Zimmer-Gembeck e Skinner (2011), verificam, ao longo da idade, progressivas capacidades para a implementação de estratégias de coping, refletidas numa maior autonomia e autoconfiança, planeamento das estratégias para a resolução de problemas e utilização de estratégias comportamentais e de elaboração cognitiva; e utilização de estratégias de acordo com as que se consideram mais eficazes para lidar com stressores específicos.…”

Section: Avaliação Do Coping Na Adolescênciaunclassified

“…Também na relação entre o coping e o ajustamento dos adolescentes, percebe-se uma correlação entre estratégias improdutivas com o stress quotidiano, problemas emocionais e comportamentais, escolar e clínico, desajuste pessoal, e stress, depressão e ansiedade (Hampel & Petermann, 2006;Kristensen, Schaefer, & Busnello, 2010;Morales-Rodríguez et al, 2012); enquanto as estratégias positivas e comportamento pró-social relacionam-se com o coping centrado no problema, na relação com os outros e solução activa (Boo & Wicherts, 2009;Morales-Rodríguez et al, 2012;Park & Iacocca, 2014;Sontag & Graber, 2010).…”

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Adaptação da Escala de Estratégias deCopingna adolescência numa amostra Portuguesa

Dias¹,

Rodríguez²,

López‐Sánchez³

2015

Estudos De Psicologia

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ResumoA adolescência é uma fase desenvolvimental marcada por desafios. No sentido de conhecer melhor as estratégias que os adolescentes utilizam para lidar com o stress, pretendeu-se com este estudo apresentar as propriedades psicométricas da Escala de Estratégias de Coping na Adolescência (Burnett & Fanshawe, 1997), testada junto de uma amostra de adolescentes portugueses, explorando diferenças em função do género e da idade. Os resultados permitiram encontrar uma estrutura factorial válida e com consistência interna genericamente adequada. Os dados permitem perceber diferenças nas estratégias de coping, com as moças a procurar mais apoio dos outros e melhoria pessoal, enquanto os rapazes utilizam mais frequentemente drogas ou o humor. Em função da idade verificouse uma relação positiva com o uso de substâncias e diminuição da procura de apoio da família e de profissionais. Os dados são discutidos à luz da literatura e implicações para a prática são apresentadas.Palavras-chave: adolescência; coping; psicometria. AbstractAdaptation of the Adolescent Coping Strategies Scale in a Portuguese sample. Adolescence is a developmental period marked by challenges. In order to better understand the strategies that adolescents use to cope with stress, it is intended with this study to present the psychometric properties of the Adolescent Coping Strategies Scale (Fanshawe & Burnett, 1997), tested with a sample of Portuguese adolescents, exploring differences by gender and age. The results allowed to find a valid and generally adequate internal consistency factor structure. The data allow to discern differences in coping strategies, with the girls to seek more support from others and personal improvement, while boys more often use of drugs or humor. We found a positive relationship between age and substance use and decreased demand for support from family and professionals. The data are discussed according to literature and implications for practice are presented.Keywords: adolescence; coping; psychometrics. ResumenAdaptación de la Escala de Estrategias de Afrontamiento en la Adolescencia en una muestra Portuguesa. La adolescencia es un periodo de desarrollo marcado por los desafíos. En el presente estudio se presentan las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Estrategias de Afrontamiento en la Adolescencia (Fanshawe y Burnett, 1997) con el fin de comprender mejor las estrategias que utilizan los adolescentes para hacer frente al estrés. El instrumento ha sido probado en una muestra de adolescentes portugueses, explorando las diferencias por sexo y edad. Los resultados permitieron encontrar una estructura factorial con una consistencia interna válida y adecuada. Los datos permiten discernir las diferencias en las estrategias de supervivencia, donde las chicas tienden a buscar más apoyo de los demás y la mejora personal, mientras que los chicos emplean más a menudo el consumo de drogas o el demanda del humor. Dependiendo de la edad se verifica una relación con el consumo de sustancias y la disminución de la demanda de apo...

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Adaptação da Escala de Estratégias deCopingna adolescência numa amostra Portuguesa

Dias¹,

Rodríguez²,

López‐Sánchez³

2015

Estudos De Psicologia

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“…Item examples include ''I try to think about only the good things in my life'' (Positive Cognitive Restructuring), ''I went bicycle riding'' (Distraction), and ''I told other people what I would like to happen'' (Seeking Support). Convergent validity has been partially established (de Boo & Wicherts, 2007). There were moderate correlations between scales (r ¼ .34-.41) and high correlations between the subscales and the mean score (r ¼ .74-.81).…”

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Mediators and Treatment Factors in Intervention for Children Exposed to Interparental Violence

Overbeek

Schipper

Willemen

et al. 2015

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology

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Changes in children's emotion differentiation, coping skills, parenting stress, parental psychopathology, and parent-child interaction were explored as mediators of treatment factors in two selective preventive group interventions for children exposed to interparental violence (IPV) and their parents. One hundred thirty-four IPV-exposed children (ages 6-12 years, 52% boys) and their parents were randomized to an IPV-focused or common factors community-based group intervention and completed baseline, posttest, and follow-up assessments for posttraumatic stress (PTS). A multilevel model tested mediators that included children's ability to differentiate emotions and coping skills, parenting stress, parental psychopathology, and parent-child interactions. In both conditions, exposure to nonspecific factors, specific factors unrelated to IPV and trauma-specific intervention factors was coded from videotaped child and parent sessions. Improved parental mental health mediated the link between greater exposure to nonspecific treatment factors and decreases in PTS symptoms. In addition, an increase in emotion differentiation and a decrease in parenting stress were associated with a decrease in PTS symptoms. Greater exposure to trauma-specific factors in child sessions was associated with a small decrease in emotion differentiation, an increase in coping skills, and a decrease in PTS symptoms over time. Greater exposure to nonspecific treatment factors in child and parent sessions was associated with more positive parent-child interaction. Parental mental health appears to be an important mechanism of change that can be promoted through exposure to nonspecific factors in parent intervention. For children, the effect of greater exposure to trauma-specific factors in intervention is less clear and may not have clear benefits.

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“…These diverging results could perhaps be explained by the fact that optimism is seen by some researchers as being closely related to wishful thinking [72]. While wishful thinking among children can be an age-appropriate way of dealing with threats, and therefore be related to pro-social behavior, among older persons it is rather a way to avoid taking on responsibility (see [73,74]). In relation to climate change Homburg and colleagues [5] found that wishful thinking among adults was negatively related to problem solving and positively related to denial of guilt.…”

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Coping with Climate Change among Adolescents: Implications for Subjective Well-Being and Environmental Engagement

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Abstract:The objective of this questionnaire study was to investigate how Swedish adolescents (n = 321) cope with climate change and how different coping strategies are associated with environmental efficacy, pro-environmental behavior, and subjective well-being. The results were compared to an earlier study on 12-year-olds, and the same coping strategies, problem-focused coping, de-emphasizing the seriousness of the threat, and meaning-focused coping, were identified. As in the study on children, problem-focused and meaning-focused coping were positively related to felt efficacy and environmental behavior, while de-emphasizing the threat was negatively related to these measures. As expected, the more problem-focused coping the adolescents used, the more likely it was that they experienced negative affect in everyday life. This association was explained by the tendency for highly problem-focused adolescents to worry more about climate change. In contrast, meaning-focused coping was positively related to both well-being and optimism. When controlling for well-known predictors such as values and gender, meaning-focused and problem-focused coping were independent positive predictors of environmental efficacy and pro-environmental behavior, while de-emphasizing the threat was a negative predictor of pro-environmental behavior. The results are discussed in relation to coping theories and earlier studies on coping with climate change.

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Assessing Cognitive and Behavioral Coping Strategies in Children

Cited by 52 publications

References 29 publications

Adaptação da Escala de Estratégias deCopingna adolescência numa amostra Portuguesa

Adaptação da Escala de Estratégias deCopingna adolescência numa amostra Portuguesa

Mediators and Treatment Factors in Intervention for Children Exposed to Interparental Violence

Coping with Climate Change among Adolescents: Implications for Subjective Well-Being and Environmental Engagement

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