TY - JOUR KW - Personal need for structure KW - Coping KW - sleeping habits KW - Cognitive style AU - Ivan Sarmány Schuller AB - The construct (PNS - Personal Need for Structure) is theoretically based on the assumption that the ability to reduce the uncertainty of a situation is connected significantly to better ability to solve new or cope with stressful situations. In our research, the assumption of possible significant differences in coping strategies and the dimensions of the HxA cognitive style (heuristic vs. algorithmic orientation) was verified on a sample of 524 Slovak adolescents aged 14-18 yrs. (boys n=280, girls n=244). The results confirmed unequivocally that students with a great need for structure preferred significantly more effective coping strategies (family - social communication, low negative avoidance). High heuristic orientation is connected with lower need (wish) for structure, in other words, high need for structure with algorithmic orientation. IS - 1 M3 - Journal article N2 - The construct (PNS - Personal Need for Structure) is theoretically based on the assumption that the ability to reduce the uncertainty of a situation is connected significantly to better ability to solve new or cope with stressful situations. In our research, the assumption of possible significant differences in coping strategies and the dimensions of the HxA cognitive style (heuristic vs. algorithmic orientation) was verified on a sample of 524 Slovak adolescents aged 14-18 yrs. (boys n=280, girls n=244). The results confirmed unequivocally that students with a great need for structure preferred significantly more effective coping strategies (family - social communication, low negative avoidance). High heuristic orientation is connected with lower need (wish) for structure, in other words, high need for structure with algorithmic orientation. PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés PY - 2000 SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937 SP - 39 EP - 45 T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés TI - Need for structure and coping processes VL - 6 ER -