title: [Coping with everyday stress in different problem areas- comparison of clinically referred and healthy adolescents].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Studies are lacking that analyze how clinically referred adolescents and healthy adolescents cope with everyday stressors.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinically referred adolescents from three problematic domains (diverse disorders including delinquency, drug abuse, and depression) were compared to healthy adolescents using the Coping Across Situations Questionnaire (Seiffge-Krenke, 1995) and a short version of the Youth Self-Report (Achenbach, 1991).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The different clinical groups (n = 469) showed unique patterns concerning their coping styles. The group of depressed youth altogether showed lower coping activities. The youth from institutions for drug abusive youth used more dysfunctional coping. The adolescents from youth welfare services (diverse disorders including delinquency) were more active in both dysfunctional and functional coping than the other two clinically referred groups. The control group showed more functional and less dysfunctional coping. The clinically referred adolescents did not differentiate in their coping behavior, depending on the type of stressor. Gender effects were apparent, albeit negligible.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinically referred youth are unable to adapt their coping behavior according to the given situation.
authors.affiliation: Psychologisches Institut, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, <location>Mainz</location>
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Escher
authors.forename: Inge
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Seiffge-Krenke
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D016320:Substance Abuse Treatment Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires