The life events and coping inventory: an assessment of stress in children.

Dise-Lewis, Jeanne E.

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“…First, depression positively predicted subsequent externalising coping, in line with past research showing links between depressive symptoms and aggressive coping (e.g., Asarnow et al 1987;Dise-Lewis 1988). This finding is consistent with our expectation that greater hopelessness could give rise to greater aggressive responding.…”

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“…This is consistent with theoretical expectations regarding the core of negative affect in both disorders (Clark and Watson 1991). In contrast, there is some evidence of positive links between depression and aggressive, externalising coping (e.g., Asarnow et al 1987;Dise-Lewis 1988), but little indication of such links in the case of social anxiety. Murberg and Bru (2005), commenting on their findings of links between aggressive coping and depression, suggested that this kind of coping response could be related to the experience of hopelessness, which we have argued is theoretically more central to depression than to social anxiety.…”

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Depression and Social Anxiety in Children: Differential Links with Coping Strategies

Wright

Banerjee

Hoek

et al. 2009

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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Strategies that children use for coping with stressors are known to be related to emotional adjustment, but not enough is understood about specific links with social anxiety and depression. The present investigation tested differentiated associations of social anxiety and depression with specific types of coping strategies, and evaluated the direction of these associations over time. In Study 1, 404 children aged 8-13 years completed a coping scale modified from Kochendefer-Ladd and Skinner (Developmental Psychology 38:267-278, 2002) in order to evaluate factor structure and subscale internal consistency. In Study 2, 270 8-11-year-old children completed depression and social anxiety scales, a sociometric survey, and the coping scale from Study 1, with a follow-up timepoint 9 months later. In Study 1, factor analysis revealed six internally consistent coping subscales. In Study 2, social anxiety and depression were found to have distinctive longitudinal associations with subsequent coping strategies. Decreased problem-solving, social support-seeking, and distraction were uniquely predicted by depression but not by social anxiety. Internalising coping was a stronger outcome of social anxiety, and increased externalising was uniquely predicted by depression. There was also some evidence for a moderating role of peer relations. However, none of the coping strategies predicted changes in depression or social anxiety over the two timepoints. These results highlight the impact that emotional adjustment may have on children's coping strategies, and clarify important distinctions between social anxiety and depression in relation to coping.Keywords Social anxiety . Depression . Coping . Peer relations . LongitudinalResearch has shown that social anxiety and depression regularly co-occur (Ingram et al. 2001). For instance, of people with a lifetime diagnosis of social phobia, 37.2% also had a lifetime diagnosis of major depression (Kessler et al. 1994). There is also substantial co-morbidity between depression and social anxiety in childhood, with a review by King et al. (1991) finding correlations based on self-reports ranging from 0.40 to 0.70 in clinical and non-clinical samples. Nonetheless, there is also clear evidence of differentiation between social anxiety and depression with respect to various behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics (Brady and Kendall 1992;Ogul and Gencoz 2003;Hong 2007).In an attempt to understand these similarities and differences, the tripartite model of anxiety and depression Psychol (2010) 38:405-419 DOI 10.1007 (Clark and Watson 1991) proposes that there is a common core of high negative affect (e.g., feeling upset) in both disorders, but also that positive affect (e.g., enthusiasm) is low especially in depression, whereas physiological hyperarousal (e.g., nervousness) is high especially in anxiety. This model has also been used as a framework for understanding these conditions in children (e.g., Crook et al. 1998;Laurent and Ettelson 2001), and though there has bee...

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Depression and Social Anxiety in Children: Differential Links with Coping Strategies

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Hoek

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“…459 In this study, 190,191 participants' perceived self-competence was also measured using the social acceptance and global self-worth scales of the SPPC. 413,431 Biehal et al 145,146 used the CGAS 292 to assess children's general adaptive functioning.…”

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The effectiveness, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for maltreated children and adolescents: an evidence synthesis

Macdonald

Livingstone

Hanratty

et al. 2016

Health Technol Assess

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BackgroundChild maltreatment is a substantial social problem that affects large numbers of children and young people in the UK, resulting in a range of significant short- and long-term psychosocial problems.ObjectivesTo synthesise evidence of the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and acceptability of interventions addressing the adverse consequences of child maltreatment.Study designFor effectiveness, we included any controlled study. Other study designs were considered for economic decision modelling. For acceptability, we included any study that asked participants for their views.ParticipantsChildren and young people up to 24 years 11 months, who had experienced maltreatment before the age of 17 years 11 months.InterventionsAny psychosocial intervention provided in any setting aiming to address the consequences of maltreatment.Main outcome measuresPsychological distress [particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and anxiety, and self-harm], behaviour, social functioning, quality of life and acceptability.MethodsYoung Persons and Professional Advisory Groups guided the project, which was conducted in accordance with Cochrane Collaboration and NHS Centre for Reviews and Dissemination guidance. Departures from the published protocol were recorded and explained. Meta-analyses and cost-effectiveness analyses of available data were undertaken where possible.ResultsWe identified 198 effectiveness studies (including 62 randomised trials); six economic evaluations (five using trial data and one decision-analytic model); and 73 studies investigating treatment acceptability. Pooled data on cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) for sexual abuse suggested post-treatment reductions in PTSD [standardised mean difference (SMD) –0.44 (95% CI –4.43 to –1.53)], depression [mean difference –2.83 (95% CI –4.53 to –1.13)] and anxiety [SMD –0.23 (95% CI –0.03 to –0.42)]. No differences were observed for post-treatment sexualised behaviour, externalising behaviour, behaviour management skills of parents, or parental support to the child. Findings from attachment-focused interventions suggested improvements in secure attachment [odds ratio 0.14 (95% CI 0.03 to 0.70)] and reductions in disorganised behaviour [SMD 0.23 (95% CI 0.13 to 0.42)], but no differences in avoidant attachment or externalising behaviour. Few studies addressed the role of caregivers, or the impact of the therapist–child relationship. Economic evaluations suffered methodological limitations and provided conflicting results. As a result, decision-analytic modelling was not possible, but cost-effectiveness analysis using effectiveness data from meta-analyses was undertaken for the most promising intervention: CBT for sexual abuse. Analyses of the cost-effectiveness of CBT were limited by the lack of cost data beyond the cost of CBT itself.ConclusionsIt is not possible to draw firm conclusions about which interventions are effective for children with different maltreatment profiles, which are of no benefit or are harmful, and which factors encourage people to seek therapy, accept the offer of therapy and actively engage with therapy. Little is known about the cost-effectiveness of alternative interventions.LimitationsStudies were largely conducted outside the UK. The heterogeneity of outcomes and measures seriously impacted on the ability to conduct meta-analyses.Future workStudies are needed that assess the effectiveness of interventions within a UK context, which address the wider effects of maltreatment, as well as specific clinical outcomes.Study registrationThis study is registered as PROSPERO CRD42013003889.FundingThe National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment programme.

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“…Future research may explore the potential of mindfulness courses to improve students' abilities to cope with and reduce feelings of stress, manage feelings of anger, and experience increased quality of life. For example, the Life Events and Coping Inventory (Dise-Lewis, 1988) measures experiences of stress as well as coping strategies for early adolescents. In the domain of anger management, there is a plethora of youth adapted scales that measure both self-reported and observed levels of anger and aggression in children and adolescents.…”

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Teaching Mindfulness to Middle School Students and Homeless Youth in School Classrooms

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The life events and coping inventory: an assessment of stress in children.

Cited by 157 publications

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Depression and Social Anxiety in Children: Differential Links with Coping Strategies

Depression and Social Anxiety in Children: Differential Links with Coping Strategies

The effectiveness, acceptability and cost-effectiveness of psychosocial interventions for maltreated children and adolescents: an evidence synthesis

Teaching Mindfulness to Middle School Students and Homeless Youth in School Classrooms

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