title: Patterns of children's coping with life stress: implications for clinicians.
abstract: In a study of children's patterns of coping with daily stressors, boys and girls 9-17 years old were asked to complete a coping checklist in response to one of four types of stressors--school, parents/family, siblings, or peer/interpersonal. Patterns of coping-strategy use were found to be similar across the various stressors, with wishful thinking, problem-solving, and emotional regulation being among those most frequently used. Older adolescents, compared to younger children, tended to use a broader range of coping strategies, regardless of stressor. Implications for clinical practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Prinstein
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danovsky
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spirito
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*