Coping strategies and emotion regulation in adolescents: Adequacy and gender differences

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Abstract
The aims of this study were to analyze which coping strategies are more adequate and which are less adequate during adolescence and to examine any gender differences observed in this respect. Participants were 762 adolescents aged between 16 and 18. To assess coping strategies, an adaptation of the Responses to Stress Questionnaire was used. To assess whether or not the coping strategies used were adequate, three indexes were used: decrease in anxiety, satisfaction with oneself and improvement in relationships. The correlational analyses revealed significant positive correlations between the three indexes and the coping strategies generally considered to be positive, and significant negative correlations between the indexes and coping strategies generally considered to be negative. The results also revealed that girls and boys tend to use different coping strategies. These results are consistent with those found in previous studies.
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Journal
Ansiedad y Estrés
Year of Publication
2016
Volume
22
Issue
1
Number of Pages
1-4
Date Published
jan
Publisher
ISSN Number
1134-7937
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URL
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1134793716300070
DOI
10.1016/j.anyes.2016.04.002