“…The results of the present study are also in line with previous work showing concurrent associations between higher levels of depressive symptoms, lower levels of active problem-focused coping and elevated levels of ruminative, avoidant, and passive coping (e.g., Compas, Ey, & Grant, 1993;Ebata & Moos, 1991;Sandstrom, 2004). Specifically, whereas children low in depression spent significantly more time on approach behavior in response to rejection, our data revealed no such effect of rejection for children high in depression.…”