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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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Amirkhan, James H.; Bowers, Graham K.; Logan, Christina – Studies in Higher Education, 2020
Studies of stress and coping effects on college performance have yielded inconsistent results, which might be clarified by stricter adherence to stress theories. Here, university students (n = 1212) were surveyed during their first year, said to be the most stressful. They completed measures of stress overload (the pathogenic state identified by…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Stress Variables, Student Attitudes, Coping
Yayci, Levent; Ilhan, Tahsin; Sarikaya, Yusuf – Online Submission, 2018
The aim of the study was to examine the mediation role of problem solving skills on the relationship between learned resourcefulness and loneliness. Mediation model tested using data collected from 211 Turkish university students. Rosenbaum's Self-Control Schedule, Problem-solving Inventory, and UCLA Loneliness Scale were used to collect the data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Stress Variables, Coping
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Camacho, Daniel A.; Vera, Elizabeth; Scardamalia, Kristin; Phalen, Peter Lee – Psychology in the Schools, 2018
Teachers in urban schools experience significant stressors that can impact their effectiveness, well-being, retention, and ability to meet the needs of their students. The current mixed methods study explored 160 urban teachers' thoughts and feelings in response to challenging classroom situations, factors that predicted the prevalence of these…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Stress Variables, Teacher Persistence, Urban Teaching
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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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Julal, F. S. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2016
University support services can be a beneficial resource for students coping with personal stressors. This study investigated the predictors of service use by undergraduate students during their first year at university. Participants completed self-report measures of problem-solving effectiveness, psychological distress and perceived social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Counseling Services, Help Seeking
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Vik, Astrid Kristin; Lassen, Liv M. – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2010
This article explores how 11 pupils with severe visual impairment cope with reading activities in inclusive Norwegian schools. All pupils received instruction in braille and print, and used an audio-text format. Having multiple reading options provided possibilities for pupils to achieve reading skills, but also generated stress. Theories of…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Visual Impairments, Coping, Reading Skills
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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