Coping strategies, stressful life events, problem behaviors, and depressed affect

Rafnsson, Fjolvar Darri; Jonsson, Fridrik H.; Windle, Michael

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“…Our results coincide with other studies that have found evidence for a connection between the experience of stressful life events and adolescent internalizing (Aseltine et al, 1994;Kraaij et al, 2003;Leadbeater et al, 1999;Murberg & Bru, 2004;Rafnsson et al, 2006) and externalizing problems (Aseltine, Gore & Gordon, 2000;Hoffmann & Su, 1997;Kim et al, 2003), although there are longitudinal studies that have not found a relationship …”

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“…The research indicates that the risk for emotional problems increases in response to the experience of stressful life events (Aseltine, Gore, & Colten, 1994;Ge, Lorenz, Conger, Elder, & Simmons, 1994;Kim, Conger, Elder, & Lorenz, 2003;Kraaij F et al, 2003;Leadbeater, Kuperminc, Blatt, & Hertzog, 1999). There is less evidence for a link between an adversity in life circumstances and adolescent externalizing problems, such as substance abuse or aggressive and antisocial behavior, but a few cross-sectional (Jackson & Warren, 2000;Rafnsson, Jonsson, & Windle, 2006) and longitudinal studies (Gest, Neeman, Hubbard, Masten, & Tellegen, 1993;Hoffman & Su, 1997;Kim et al, 2003) have found empirical support for this relationship. Associations are typically weaker with externalizing than with internalizing problems, and some studies have failed to find a significant prospective link between stressful life events and increased externalizing symptoms (Grant et al, 2004).…”

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Protective effect of supportive family relationships and the influence of stressful life events on adolescent adjustment

Oliva

Jiménez

2009

Anxiety, Stress & Coping

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The purpose of this study was to determine the association between the occurrence of stressful life events and internalizing and externalizing problems, and to analyze longitudinally buffering effects of supportive family relationships. To this end, 100 Spanish adolescents were studied twice, when they were in mid-adolescence (15Á16 years) and two years later. They completed questionnaires regarding stressful life events, family relationships, and adolescent adjustment. Results showed that high quality parent-adolescent relationships protected boys and girls against the negative consequences of stressful life events on externalizing, but not internalizing, symptoms. The adolescents who enjoyed good relationships with their parents in mid-adolescence did not increase their externalizing problems in late adolescence as consequence of the occurrence of stressful events. However, these stressors did lead to an increase in the number of externalizing problems when the family relationships were of a middle or low quality. These results highlight the important role that supportive family relationships play in the behavioral adjustment of adolescents, protecting them against some negative consequences of stressful life events, and suggest the relevance of supporting parents through resources such as parent education in order to help them to improve their relationships with their adolescents.

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Protective effect of supportive family relationships and the influence of stressful life events on adolescent adjustment

Oliva

Jiménez

2009

Anxiety, Stress & Coping

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“…Another study by Nkowane, Rocha-Silva, Saxena, Mbatia, Ndubani and Wier-Smith (2004) investigated psychoactive substance use among young people in South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia (age [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. The sample for the study was drawn from both rural and urban populations and it included participants from a college, a mental health center, and a human services research council.…”

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Stress and Alcohol Use Among College Students: A Case of Molepolole College Students

Mphele¹

2013

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“…The research discussed above has shown that attachment, loneliness, coping, and substance use are related [52][53][54][55], but it is not entirely clear how coping intervenes between stressors, such as loneliness, and negative behavioral outcomes, such as substance use. Two moderation models are hypothesized in the current study.…”

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“…Specifically, it is predicted that adaptive coping styles will buffer insecurely attached individuals against increased substance use behavior. Given that research has found substance use is correlated with several variables related to personality and mental health [52][53][54][56][57][58], the current study will control variables related to personality, anxiety, and depression. …”

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Coping Style as a Moderator of Chronic Loneliness and Substance Use in Emerging Adults

Neill¹,

Brunelle²

2016

J Depress Anxiety

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transition to university/college [20][21][22][23]. Past research on loneliness has revealed that a large portion of the young adult population is frequently lonely [24,25], and more recent prevalence rates for loneliness range from 20% to 30% [26,27]. Individuals manage feelings of loneliness in different ways, and these coping strategies can have a significant influence on behavioural outcomes.Coping is commonly defined as a process which includes cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage external or internal stimuli that are appraised as demanding or beyond the resources of the individual [28][29][30]. Researchers generally categorize coping strategies based on the function of coping efforts. Zuckerman and Gagne [31] proposed a 5-factor model of coping, where adaptive coping is represented by self-help, approach, and accommodation; while maladaptive coping is represented by avoidance and self-punishment [31]. Individuals develop characteristic coping strategies early in childhood and it is suggested that attachment patterns may help explain individual differences in coping strategies. Insecure attachment has been consistently related to maladaptive coping strategies such as withdrawal, avoidance, emotionminimizing, repression, and diversion [32,33]. Adaptive coping strategies have been linked to fewer externalizing problems in adults, while maladaptive coping efforts have been linked to both emotional and behavioural problems [34,35].Research has reported a significant increase in substance use in young adults during the 21 st century [36][37][38]. Alcohol is a particularly AbstractPrimary affective bonds are integral to forming successful close adult relationships and an inadequate sense of belongingness can lead to loneliness. Loneliness and insecure attachment have been consistently related to negative behavioural outcomes, such as substance use which is often used as a means to cope with negative emotions The goal of this study was to examine whether coping may moderate the relationship between attachment security, loneliness, and substance use. Two hundred and nine (209) young adults (18-30 years of age) completed self-report questionnaires measuring attachment security, loneliness, coping style, and level of substance use. In the current sample, 60.3% of participants met the criteria for alcohol misuse and 48.3% met the criteria for drug misuse. Results showed that higher levels of chronic social loneliness predicted higher levels of substance use (p =0. 029), but coping did not moderate this relationship. Higher attachment avoidance predicted higher levels of substance use (p<0.001), while adaptive coping moderated this relationship (p=0.001). Since adaptive coping skills may buffer avoidant individuals against substance misuse, it may be useful for substance use interventions to be tailored, such that avoidant individuals are taught coping skills that promote greater awareness of internal states and lessen feelings of interpersonal distress.Citation: MacNeill LP, DiTommaso E, Brunelle C (2016) [39...

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Coping strategies, stressful life events, problem behaviors, and depressed affect

Cited by 74 publications

References 37 publications

Protective effect of supportive family relationships and the influence of stressful life events on adolescent adjustment

Protective effect of supportive family relationships and the influence of stressful life events on adolescent adjustment

Stress and Alcohol Use Among College Students: A Case of Molepolole College Students

Coping Style as a Moderator of Chronic Loneliness and Substance Use in Emerging Adults

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