The role of coping styles as predictors of depressive symptoms among adolescents: a prospective study.
The present study prospectively explored the main and interactive effect of approach and avoidant like coping styles, as well as school-related stress on depressive symptoms in a sample of 327 (167 females, 160 males) students in two Norwegian secondary schools. The results showed that seeking parental support as a coping style served as a negative predictor of later depression, and results give some support for aggressive coping styles being a risk factor for depressive symptoms. A significant interaction between aggressive coping style and stress in relation to depressive symptoms was found. We were also able to show that school-related stress at T(1) predicted depressive symptoms at T(2).
Murberg
Terje A
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University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011340:Problem Solving; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D012944:Social Support; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications