title: Relocation stress in adolescents: helping teenagers cope with a moving dilemma.
abstract: Relocation affects approximately 20% of the people in the United States. The review of literature indicates that adolescents, already in a vulnerable developmental stage, are particularly susceptible to many stressors related to relocation. These stressors impact on the adolescents' physical welfare, social/peer relationships, school performance, emotionality, and coping behaviors. School professionals can collaborate with psychiatric mental health nurse consultants to help facilitate the adolescents' positive coping with relocation. A health-promotion model to use when working with these adolescents is illustrated.
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Puskar
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Dvorsak
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D011157:Population Dynamics; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology