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Download full textSteward, Robbie J.; Jo, Hanik; Murray, Darrick A.; Tovar, Maria A.; Johnson, Mykel L. – 1998
In a study of African-American (n=119) urban high school students, coping with life stressors was positively and negatively associated with the use of substances. This study focused on how grade point average (GPA), psychological adjustment, and coping styles contribute to the reported use of substances as a way of dealing with stress. The results…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Blacks
Steward, Robbie J.; Jo, Hanik – 1998
In a study of 121 African-American urban adolescents, the use of spiritual support as a means of coping was found to be significantly related to psychological well-being and adjustment. The participants were high school freshmen in a midwestern city in an area where the student attrition rate had ranged from 55 to 65% over a 5-year period.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Affective Behavior
