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Elgar, Frank J.; Arlett, Christine; Groves, Renee – Journal of Adolescence, 2003
Rural/urban differences were studied in self-reported stress, coping, and behavioral problems in adolescents. Levels of stress and ways of coping were similar between the two groups. However, urban males reported more conflict and externalizing behaviors than females and rural males. Results suggest that adolescents may utilize many coping…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Coping, Rural Youth
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Markstrom, Carol A.; Marshall, Sheila K.; Tryon, Robin J. – Journal of Adolescence, 2000
Examines social support and coping in relation to resiliency among a sample of rural, low-income Appalachian African-American and White adolescents. Regression analyses reveal that social support from family and problem-focused, avoidance, and wishful-thinking forms of coping significantly predicted resiliency. Race and gender distinctions were…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Coping, High Schools, Low Income Groups