Adolescent Coping: Theoretical and Research Perspectives (Adolescence and Society)

Adolescence is a time when coping is very important, since many new experiences and responsibilities are thrust upon individuals. Young people need to cope in a variety of settings, including school, home, peer groups and the workplace, and with a range of life problems such as divorce and examinations. This study provides an account of current research and thinking on adolescent coping, complemented by the voices of young people themselves. It focuses on how young people cope with a range of life problems, and the coping styles of particular groups, such as the gifted. It also considers the measurements of coping, and areas such as social support and depression. This text should be of interest to students of psychology, social work, sociology, education and youth and community work as well as to an audience of parents and adolescents. Adolescent Coping Provides A Clear And Comprehensive Account Of The Latest Thinking On Coping, Illustrated Throughout By The Voices Of Young People. Erica Frydenberg Examines How Young People Cope With A Range Of Life Problems, And Considers The Coping Styles Of Particular Groups, Such As The Gifted And Those With An Illness. She Also Looks At The Measurement Of Coping, How We Learn To Cope, And Such Areas As Social Support And Depression. Adolescent Coping Will Be Of Interest To Practitioners And Students Of Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Education And Youth And Community Work, As Well As To An Audience Of Parents And Adolescents. Foreword / Sanford M. Dornbusch -- 1. Adolescence: Stresses And Concerns -- 2. What Is Coping? -- 3. The Measure Of Coping -- 4. The Correlates Of Coping: What Difference Does Temperament, Age Or Self-concept Make? -- 5. So Boys And Girls Do It Differently: Gender And Coping -- 6. Coping In The Family -- 7. Social Support -- The Upside And Downside -- 8. Coping With Depression And Developing Resilience -- 9. Who Are The Gifted And How Do They Cope? -- 10. Learning To Cope -- 11. Where To From Here? Overview Of The Field To Date: Promise And Prospect. Erica Frydenberg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [204]-225) And Index. Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of illustrations......Page 9 Foreword by Sanford M.Dornbusch......Page 10 Preface......Page 13 Acknowledgements......Page 16 Introduction......Page 18 Adolescence: stresses and concerns......Page 23 What is coping?......Page 42 The measure of coping......Page 65 The correlates of coping: what difference does temperament, age or self-concept make?......Page 85 So boys and girls do it differently: gender and coping......Page 98 Coping in the family......Page 118 Social support;the upside and downside......Page 142 Coping with depression and developing resilience......Page 156 Who are the gifted and how do they cope?......Page 172 Learning to cope......Page 192 Where to from here? Overview of the field to date: promise and prospect......Page 215 References......Page 221 Index......Page 243 Erica Frydenberg provides a clear account of current research and thinking on coping, which is complemented by the voices of young people throughout the book