A descriptive study of urban Mexican American adolescents' perceived stress and coping
A descriptive study of urban Mexican American adolescents' perceived stress and coping
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DOI：
10.1177/0739986300222002
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发表时间：
2000-05-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Reyes, O
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作者：
Kobus, K;Reyes, O
在这项描述性研究中，使用开放式和结构化访谈程序对 158 名低收入城市墨西哥裔美国人十年级学生的感知压力、应对方式和应对有效性进行了评估。总共 95% 的参与者能够识别困难的生活事件压力源以及他们应对该事件的至少一种方法。参与者，尤其是女性，最常将家庭相关事件视为最近最困难的生活事件压力源。为了管理压力，参与者最常报告使用积极的应对策略，其次是家庭社会支持、自力更生和行为回避。女性在应对压力时比男性更有可能寻求家庭支持和发泄情绪。参与者在面对学校和个人相关的压力源时最有可能使用积极的、以问题为中心的策略，并且在处理有压力的学校事件时发现应对方法最有帮助。研究结果根据参与者的城市、少数民族背景和进一步研究的方向进行了讨论。
In this descriptive study, the perceived stress, coping, and coping effectiveness of 158 low-income, urban, Mexican American 10th graders were assessed using open-ended and structured interview procedures. A total of 95% of participants were able to identify a difficult life event stressor and at least one way they coped with this event. Participants, particularly females, most frequently identified family-related events as being the most difficult recent life event stressor To manage stress, participants most commonly reported using active coping strategies, followed by family social support, self-reliance, and behavioral avoidance. Females were more likely than males to seek family support and to vent emotions when coping with stress. Participants were most likely to use active, problem-focused strategies when confronting school- and personal-related stressors, and to find coping most helpful when dealing with stressful school events. Findings are discussed in terms of the urban, ethnic-minority backgrounds of participants and directions for further research.