Conceptualization and Measurement of Coping in Children and Adolescents

Ayers, Tim; Sandler, Irwin N.; Twohey, Joan L.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-9038-2_8

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“…22,35 Its factor structure has been supported by confirmatory factor analytic studies. 20 For the present study, we adapted the instructions so that the questionnaire specifically reflects ability to cope with weight criticism.…”

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Weight Criticism During Physical Activity, Coping Skills, and Reported Physical Activity in Children

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ABSTRACT. Objective. National health guidelines advocate increased physical activity in children and adolescents, but specific goals are not being achieved. Data are needed on variables that influence children's decision to be active or sedentary.Methods. We tested the association of weight criticism during physical activity (WCA) with attitudes toward physical activity and reported physical activity levels in children. We also tested whether these associations were moderated by children's ability to cope with weight criticism. Subjects were 576 fifth-through eighth-graders who completed a questionnaire on physical activity patterns, weight criticism history, and coping skills.Results. WCA was more common among girls than boys and among heavier children. In multiple regression analyses, WCA was associated with reduced sports enjoyment, perceived activity compared with peers, and mild-intensity leisure activity. These associations, however, were moderated by problem-focused coping skills such that the relationships were attenuated in children who were better able to cope with weight criticism. Avoidant coping skills also moderated the relationship between WCA and sports enjoyment.Conclusions. Children who are the targets of weight criticism by family and peers have negative attitudes toward sports and report reduced physical activity levels, although these relationships may be buffered by certain coping skills. Assessing WCA and related coping skills may be clinically useful for identifying barriers to physical activity in certain children (eg, the obese) and may be a potential target for interventions. Pediatrics 2002;110(2).

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Weight Criticism During Physical Activity, Coping Skills, and Reported Physical Activity in Children

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“…Because of our primary interest in cognitive emotion-regulation strategies, participants were presented with more cognitive ERs than behavioral ERs. In developing our specific strategies, we examined existing questionnaires and coding schemes designed to assess emotion regulation and coping strategies (e.g., Ayers et al, 1998;Gross, 1998;Parkinson & Totterdell, 1999;Sandler, Tein, & West, 1994). Four strategies (i.e., problem-focused behavior, cognitive disengagement, positive reappraisal, and mental distraction) were borrowed directly from these existing measures.…”

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Children's depressive symptoms and their regulation of negative affect in response to vignette depicted emotion-eliciting events

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et al. 2007

International Journal of Behavioral Development

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The present study examined the relationship between sub-clinical depressive symptoms and children's anticipated cognitive and behavioral reactions to two written vignettes depicting emotion-eliciting stressors (i.e., fight with one's best friend and failure at a roller blade contest). Participants ( N = 244) ranging in age between 10 and 13 were presented each vignette and then asked to rate their anticipated utilization of each of seven emotion-regulation strategies (ERs), along with the anticipated mood enhancement effects of each strategy. In addition, ratings of participants' perceived coping efficacy to manage the stressful situation were collected. Results indicated that participants were more likely to endorse ERs for which they have greater confidence in their mood enhancement effects. Moreover, marked differences were observed between ratings for conceptually distinct cognitive ERs. Consistent with expectations, results revealed that participants displaying higher levels of depressive symptoms were more likely to endorse cognitive and behavioral ERs that are negative, passive, and/or avoidant in nature. Children's ratings of the anticipated mood enhancement effects of several ERs were inversely related to their level of depressive symptoms, as was their perceived self-efficacy to manage the stressor.

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“…Ayers et al, 1998;Walker et al, 1997;Compas et al, 2001). However, robust and theoretically meaningful dimensions that characterize coping during childhood and adolescence are still underdetermined.…”

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Children's coping with peer rejection: the role of depressive symptoms, social competence, and gender

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2006

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The present study investigated children's anticipated emotional response and anticipated coping in response to peer rejection, as well as the qualifying effects of gender, depressive symptoms, and perceived social competence. Participants ðN ¼ 234Þ, ranging in age between 10 and 13 years, were presented with two written vignettes depicting peer rejection. The most highly endorsed coping strategies were behavioural distraction, problem-focused behaviour, and positive reappraisal. Results indicate that children higher in depressive symptoms reported a more negative anticipated mood impact. Moreover, children higher in depressive symptoms were less inclined to endorse behavioural and cognitive coping strategies typically associated with mood improvement (e.g., behavioural distraction, positive reappraisal). Independent of depression, children scoring higher on perceived social competence reported more active, problem-oriented coping behaviour in response to the stressors. Types of coping were largely unaffected by gender, however girls reported higher levels of anticipated sadness than boys in response to the rejection vignettes. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.

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Conceptualization and Measurement of Coping in Children and Adolescents

Cited by 60 publications

References 97 publications

Weight Criticism During Physical Activity, Coping Skills, and Reported Physical Activity in Children

Weight Criticism During Physical Activity, Coping Skills, and Reported Physical Activity in Children

Children's depressive symptoms and their regulation of negative affect in response to vignette depicted emotion-eliciting events

Children's coping with peer rejection: the role of depressive symptoms, social competence, and gender

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