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Godawa, Grzegorz; Gurba, Ewa; Senejko, Alicja – Issues in Educational Research, 2021
The emergence of the pandemic has disrupted the functioning of societies and individuals, putting health and lives at risk. The pandemic also had an impact on adolescents for whom social isolation, the change in the form of education from face-to-face to remote, and the difficulties arising from developmental changes became stress factors.…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Adolescents, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Sitton, Melissa; Schudlich, Tina Du Rocher; Byrne, Christina; Ochrach, Chase M.; Erwin, Seneca E. A. – Professional Counselor, 2020
A family systems framework guided our investigation of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in adolescents. As part of a larger study, we collected data examining SIB and family functioning from 29 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 15.66) and their caregivers. These adolescents with traits of borderline personality disorder were seeking counseling from…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Family Environment, Self Destructive Behavior, Personality Problems
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Çevik, Gülsen Büyüksahin; Yildiz, Mehmet Ali – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The current research aims to examine the perceived social support and coping styles predicting positivity. Research participants included 268 adolescents, attending high school, with 147 females (54.9%) and 121 males (45.1%). Adolescents participating in the research were 14 to 18 years old and their average age was 16.12 with SD = 1.01. Research…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Coping, Adolescents, Positive Attitudes
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Valiente, Carlos; Eisenberg, Nancy; Fabes, Richard A.; Spinrad, Tracy L.; Sulik, Michael J. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2015
The goal of this study was to examine various forms of coping across the transition to adolescence, with a focus on interindividual (correlational) consistency of coping and mean-level changes in coping. Adolescents' emotional coping, problem solving, positive cognitive restructuring, avoidance, and support seeking in response to everyday…
Descriptors: Coping, Adolescents, Developmental Stages, Help Seeking
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Dotto-Fojut, Kim M.; Reeve, Kenneth F.; Townsend, Dawn B.; Progar, Patrick R. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2011
Previous research suggests that vocational skills training for individuals with autism may increase the likelihood that they may be effectively employed. In the present study, a multiple-baseline-across-participants design was used to assess the effects of graduated guidance, scripts, and script fading to teach four adolescents with autism in a…
Descriptors: Scripts, Autism, Adolescents, Problem Solving
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Ingram, Stephanie; Ringle, Jay L.; Hallstrom, Kristen; Schill, David E.; Gohr, Virginia M.; Thompson, Ronald W. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008
We describe over 300,000 crisis calls made to a large national hotline over a 5-year period. Callers consisted of males and females between the ages of 10 and 89. Overall, a slight majority of callers were first time callers (52%) and most (73%) sought assistance with issues related to parenting, youth concerns, and mental health. Across the…
Descriptors: Females, Problem Solving, Adolescents, Depression (Psychology)
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Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J.; Skinner, Ellen A. – Prevention Researcher, 2008
This article summarizes what is known about stress, stress reactions, and coping among adolescents. Throughout, it focuses on typical developmental patterns by highlighting the emerging experiences of adolescents and how they differ from children and adults. It also briefly discusses differences between individuals, boys and girls, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Interpersonal Competence, Stress Variables
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2019
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2019, organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.). Modern psychology offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and…
Descriptors: Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Psychology
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Nelson, Larry P. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2008
Information about the psychological status of children following a natural disaster is rare. Therefore, the purpose of this investigation is to create a psychosocial profile of relocated Hurricane Katrina youth (N = 83, ages 13 to 17) and integrate the findings into a growing body of literature on the psychological effects of disaster. Data were…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Natural Disasters, Service Learning, Psychological Patterns
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Seiffge-Krenke, Inge; Shulman, Shmuel – Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 1990
Factor analysis of coping behavior in adolescents in Frankfurt, Germany, and Tel Aviv yielded similar structures, but Israelis demonstrated a marked preference for internal coping strategies as opposed to coping by means of social resources. Discusses the impact of environmental and historical conditions. (DM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries
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Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A. – Prevention Researcher, 2003
The teenage years can be particularly challenging due to the multitude of developmental and environmental changes that occur in tandem. It is a crucial time for mental health intervention because several behavioral and emotional difficulties increase from childhood to adolescence. The mental health of adolescents depends heavily on the ways they…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Mental Health, Adolescents, Coping
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Boldero, Jennifer; Fallon, Barry – Journal of Adolescence, 1995
School-aged adolescents (n=1,013) were asked to identify a recent and very distressing problem, problem type, and who or whether they asked for help. Most problems related to interpersonal relationships, education, and health. Help-seeking behavior was found to be predicted by problem type and gender but not year level or problem characteristics.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, Education, Family Relationship
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Kalafat, John – Prevention Researcher, 2003
Epidemiological estimates indicate that up to 20% of people under the age of 20 present emotional and behavioral disorders serious enough to warrant intervention. At the same time, the current mental health/social services system for children and adolescents has been described as fragmented, inaccessible, duplicative, and often ineffectual. This…
Descriptors: Health Services, Delivery Systems, Emotional Disturbances, Mental Health Programs