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ERIC Number: EJ801847
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Aug
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0140-1971
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Developing Coping Typologies of Minority Adolescents: A Latent Profile Analysis
Aldridge, Arianna A.; Roesch, Scott C.
Journal of Adolescence, v31 n4 p499-517 Aug 2008
Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to develop a coping typology of minority adolescents (M = 15.5 years). A multiethnic sample (n = 354) was recruited from a program aimed at serving low-income students. LPA revealed three distinct coping profiles. The first comprised adolescents who used a number of specific coping strategies at a low level (low generic copers). The second comprised adolescents who emphasized active/approach strategies (e.g., planning; active copers). The third comprised adolescents who emphasized avoidant/passive strategies (e.g., substance abuse; avoidant copers). Active copers experienced significantly less depression and more stress-related growth than low generic copers. Low generic copers not only experienced significantly less depression than avoidant copers but also significantly less stress-related growth than active copers. Discussion focuses on integrating the current "typology" with traditional coping "taxonomies". (Contains 3 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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