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Wingo, Mary. "The Adolescent Stress Response to a Naturalistic Driving Stressor." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2000. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2591/.

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The proposed study examined the role of anxiety and risk-taking in driving performance in adolescents. In addition to examining the sample as a whole, gender differences were assessed given earlier reports from our laboratory and others indicating that males and females differ with respect to risky behaviors to driving performance and anxiety. Adolescents' subjective and physiological responses to a driving simulator task were assessed. Anxiety was measured via self report and salivary cortisol. Participants provided a baseline saliva sample and 3 post-task samples for cortisol analysis. Subjective anxiety scores were obtained at both baseline and following the driving stressor. Information concerning impulsivity, as well as other psychological constructs was also collected at baseline. Unlike the pilot study, there were no relationships (with or without respect to gender) between salivary cortisol and both self-reported anxiety (state and trait) or impulsively measures for this sample. These results suggest that this group of adolescents may not have been anxious about the driving task. This discrepancy may stem from error introduced by the smaller sample size obtained from the initial findings or to other factors remaining outside the parameters of the current study. The task did, however, induce a slight hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis response indicating some physiological arousal. Males had significantly higher cortisol levels at baseline than females and at time point 3 while approaching significance at time points 2 and 4. Females possessed significantly higher trait anxiety than males and all post task cortisol levels were positively correlated to age while time points 2 and 4 (with time point 3 approaching significance, p=0.09) were inversely correlated with Self Depreciation scores. Additionally, females had Persecutory Ideas scores that were also negatively correlated with cortisol at time points 3 and 4. For both the entire sample and males only, the correlation between post-task cortisol and driving performance was positive and approached significance (p=0.07 and p=0.08, respectively), suggesting that some HPA activation may be facilitative for successful driving task performance. Correlations between driving performance and psychological constructs were explored and discussed with and without respect to gender.

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Prelow, Hazel (Hazel M. ). "Life Stress, Coping, and Social Support in Adolescents: Cultural and Ethnic Differences." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1996. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278493/.

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Although much research has examined the impact of life stress and the subsequent development of health symptoms, most of this research has been done with White middle class adults. Similar to the adult research, life stress research with children and adolescents has focused on White middle class individuals. The present study expands the knowledge about the stress process in ethnic/racial adolescents while controlling for the effects of SES. A sample population consisting of 103 Black students, 129 Hispanic students, and 105 White students was compared with respect to stressful events experienced, coping strategies, and social support. Students from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds were included within each ethnic/racial group studied. After experimentally and statistically controlling for the effects of socioeconomic status, significant differences were observed. Black and Hispanic students reported receiving higher levels of Enacted Social Support (actual support) than White students. Contrary to what has been previous suggested, Black and Hispanic students reported having experienced fewer stressful life events than White students. Other ethnic/racial group differences that emerged included differences in ways in which specific patterns of moderator variables served to enhance the relationship between life stress and psychological symptomatology.

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Ste-Marie, Chantal. "Anxiety and social stress related to adolescent gambling behavior." Thesis, online access from Digital Dissertation Consortium access full-text, 2001. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/er/db/ddcdiss.pl?MQ75257.

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Ritchie, Harriet Anne. "The construction, implementation and evaluation of a transactional analysis stress management course for adolescents." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003342.

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Stress is a problem in today's world and adolescents are not exempt from suffering its ill effects. Currently no stress management courses are offered as part of the formal guidance programme in high schools or in the community. This pilot study is an attempt to construct a stress management course based on the concepts of Transactional Analysis. The course was implemented with a multi-racial, standard eight group of nine boys and girls. The course was evaluated qualitatively and quantitatively. The quantitative measures proved to be inappropriate to this study and did not render any useful information. The study found that the scholars expressed that they had changed in their handling of their daily stressors as a result of the course. Personal growth had also taken place. The findings of this research are discussed in terms of the important implications they have for school guidance programmes.

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Kaufman, Felicia D. "Life-stress assessment in adolescents : validation of the Abbreviated Life Events and Difficulties Schedule - Adolescent version (ALEDS-A)." Thesis, McGill University, 1998. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21227.

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The purpose of this study was to validate an abbreviated interview schedule for the assessment of adolescent life stress based on the original Life Events and Difficulties Schedule (LEDS) by Brown and Harris (1978). The main objective of the abbreviated instruments was to elicit the severe stressors shown to be of etiological significance for predicting psychiatric disorder without requiring two hours to administer. A non-clinical sample of 58 adolescents (mean age = 15.67 years) completed the Childhood Depression Inventory (Kovacs, 1982), the Abbreviated Life Event and Difficulty Schedule - Adolescent version (ALEDS-A), and the full-length LEDS-Adolescent Version (LEDS-A). The abbreviated instrument elicited significantly fewer minor stressors, while retaining its ability to solicit the most severe stressors in a 30-minute time period. Results are interpreted with reference to Brown and Harris's (1978) sociological theory of major life stress and depression.

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Leech, Alexandra. "Struggling with susceptibility and stress : an exploration and expansion of vulnerability-stress models of depression and the potential for intervention in late adolescence." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.608286.

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Shetye, Shobha Satish. "Life stress, psychopathology and psychological adjustment : a propective study on a community sample of Hong Kong adolescents /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B21213240.

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Cao, Jasmine. "Parental Involvement and Adolescent Depression: An Application of the Social Stress Model." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1243879505.

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Ovaert, Lynda B. "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adolescents with Conduct Disorder: Pre- and Post-Treatment Comparison of Trauma Types." Thesis, North Texas State University, 1997. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc278894/.

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The purpose of this study was to compare pre- and post-treatment differences in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in male adolescents with conduct disorder. The Children's PTSD Inventory and the PTSD Reaction Index were used to diagnose PTSD and determine trauma type (Type I single trauma or Type II recurring trauma). Pre- and post-treatment measures included the PTSD Reaction Index, the Children's Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory, the Dissociative Experiences Scale, and the Youth Self-Report. The six-week, biweekly group treatment included education, exposure, and cognitive elements. Primary hypotheses that the abused group would statistically differ from the non-abused group in terms of pre- and post-treatment levels of avoidance, dissociation, anger/aggression, self-destructiveness, social problems, and overall levels of PTSD symptoms, were not confirmed. Overall, group therapy participants experienced statistically significant decreases in PTSD symptoms over the course of therapy. Results are discussed in light of clinical implications, recommended cautions given the lack of a robust control group, and directions for future research.

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Andersson, Rebecca, and Sabina Nilsson. "Ungdomars upplevelser av stress : Fokus på psykisk ohälsa." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen för Vårdvetenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-17231.

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Stress är ett ökande problem i samhället. Av alla sjukskrivna är i dag närmare fyrtio procent hemma för någon form av psykisk ohälsa och antalet beräknas öka ytterligare. Besvären kryper längre ner i åldrarna och kan ses redan hos små barn. En redan utsatt grupp i samhället är ungdomar, vilka går igenom en stor omställning i övergången till vuxenlivet. Hur de påverkas av dagens samhällsstruktur är ännu outforskat. Författarna tror att ämnet behöver belysas och debatteras, då detta är en grupp individer som sjuksköterskan kommer att möta inom alla områden av vården. Syftet är att belysa ungdomars upplevelser av stress, med fokus på den psykiska ohälsa som kan medfölja. En litteraturstudie genomfördes, vilken bygger på tio kvalitativa artiklar sökta i väsentliga databaser på högskolan i Borås bibliotek. De sökta artiklarna var alla publicerade refereegranskade forskningsartiklar, informanterna i studierna var mellan 11 och 25 år. För dataanalys har Axelssons (2012) modell använts, och för kvalitetsgranskning Critical appraisal skills program (CASP, 2002). Resultatet delades in i fyra huvudteman och totalt elva subteman. Dessa visade att ungdomar upplever en kravfylld vardag, med ett stort behov av omgivningens stöd och en någorlunda förutsägbar tillvaro. Vid brist på stöd och kontroll fanns en betydande risk för utvecklande av destruktiva beteenden hos ungdomarna. I mötet med patienter med psykisk ohälsa är det angeläget med en ökad kunskap hos sjuksköterskan. Ett tidigt uppmärksammande av besvären är nödvändigt för att minimera patientens lidande och de samhällsekonomiska konsekvenserna.
Program: Sjuksköterskeutbildning

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Monaghan, Brendan P. "Examining the relationship between female parents with low perceived control and adolescent child stress." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2011. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/480.

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Adolescence is a stressful time for many children. Changes in their environment or changes in social situations are some typical stressors that an adolescent child might encounter. Interactions with parents can also be a stressor for a child. Previous research has shown that a risk factor for a parent using harsh parenting techniques is perceived control. Parents who have low perceived control are at a higher risk to engage in physical parenting techniques or child abuse. This study included 198 middle school students and their female parent or guardian pairs (296 total participants), with the adolescent participants ranging in age from 10-year-old to 14-years-old. The adult participants were evaluated for their level of perceived control and the adolescent participants were evaluated for their level of perceived stress. The results showed that parents who perceived themselves as have a low amount of control over their child's behavior (low ACF), regardless of the level of control the parents perceived the child to have over their own behavior (CCF), were linked with their child have a high level of perceived stress, F (1, 182) = 5.14, p = .025. This effect was found only for the 14-year-old participants, t (30) = 2.774, p = .009. Implications of thesis results and areas of further research are suggested. It is possible that as a child gets older and enters puberty, the parent of the child feels as if they are losing control over their child and, as a result, resort to more forceful parenting techniques to regain control.
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Bachelors
Sciences
Psychology

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Shapero, Benjamin Greenberg. "Stress Reactivity and Cognitive Vulnerability for Depression in Adolescence." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2015. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/346123.

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Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is the most common mental illness, with estimated lifetime prevalence of 25% (Kessler, Avenevoli, & Merikangas, 2001). Importantly, research suggests that the one-year prevalence rates of depression are relatively low in childhood, but dramatically increase, as much as six-fold, from early to late adolescence (Hankin et al., 1998; Kessler et al., 2003). These trends have led researchers to examine the developmental antecedents of depression in hopes of identifying risk factors associated with the first onset of disorder. This study examined the relationship between two empirically supported risk factors for depression: stress reactivity and cognitive vulnerabilities (CV). To varying degrees, these factors have been examined throughout development; yet, these bodies of literature have been surprisingly separate, which may contribute to the disappointing performance of selective intervention strategies to identify and treat youth at risk (Kovacs & Lopez-Duran, 2010). The current study examined the developmental antecedents and combined effects of two risk factors for depression. A sample of 127 adolescents and their mothers from the greater Philadelphia area completed questionnaires and interviews. In addition, adolescents participated in a social stress task to elicit a stress response. Measures of biological stress reactivity were measured through the endocrine system (e.g., cortisol) and the autonomic nervous system (e.g., heart rate). Findings suggest that a number of proximal stressors predict higher levels of both CV and stress reactivity components. We did not find evidence for more distal antecedents (e.g., early life stress, maternal depression, parenting styles) in the prediction of these risk factors, however. Importantly, this study highlights the combined risk factors of CVs and biological stress reactivity. Specifically, adolescents with higher levels of CV and a poorer ability to regulate after a stressor are at increased risk for depressive symptoms. Findings did not support the hypothesis that the mechanism through which CVs lead to depression is biological reactivity. The current study presents an important methodological and theoretical advancement in the body of literature examining risk factors for depression and stress reactivity. From the evidence obtained, it appears that in many cases these aspects of reactivity may operate synergistically in the development of depression and that the lack of physiological recovery may amplify the negative effects of different cognitive styles. The joint effects of cognitive and biological reactivity can enhance our understanding of reactions to stressful events and lead to more personalized treatment. Approaches that incorporate mindfulness and relaxation strategies may be particularly relevant to the regulation of physiological reactivity to stress that may reduce the prolonged feelings associated with stressful events. Overall, the results from the current study provide a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between stress responses and move beyond prior research on risk factors for depression.
Temple University--Theses

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Van, Langeveld Alisa Danielle Cox. "Sibling Relationships, Stress, and Well-Being During Early Adolescence." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2351.

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This study examined whether the quality of the sibling relationship can alter the negative impact of stress on child well being. Participants were of 311 families (236 two parent families and 75 single parent families) with an adolescent child (M age of child at Time 1 = 11.25, SD = .99, 51% female) who took part in the Flourishing Families Project. Data were assessed using both a multiple time point cross-section and a two wave longitudinal design. Hierarchal linear regression suggested that when assessing the direct effects of sibling on well being, sibling affection is a better predictor of well being, but when assessing indirect effects, sibling conflict is a better predictor. Little evidence was found to support the idea that siblings moderate the impact of stress by buffering or decreasing the negative impact of stress. Results did indicate that sibling conflict was a salient moderator of stress in that conflict exacerbates the already negative impact of stress. Results from this study also suggest that when assessing the buffering or exacerbating impact of siblings, cross-sectional data produces better explanatory power than when these constructs are assessed longitudinally. However a single time point, cross-sectional design does not account for dynamic changes over time in either the sibling relationship, the level of stress or well being. Research designs such as multiple time, point cross-sectional studies or growth curve analyses are recommended.

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Council, Kimaya R. "Behavioral and Immune Implications of Chronic Predator Exposure in Adolescent Mice." VCU Scholars Compass, 2019. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5816.

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Evidence suggests that toxic stressors introduced early in development have prolonged effects on neuronal function due, in part, to the maturation of the hypothalamic- pituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis during adolescence. Early life stress has been implicated as a driver of mood and anxiety disorders, like depression and post-traumatic stress disorder - the extent to which appears to be sex dependent. While it is known that early life stress results in several consequences in adulthood, the mechanisms by which these changes manifest are unclear. Stress-induced changes in mood and behavior are often associated with alterations in inflammatory reactivity in both the brain and in the periphery. Previous work from our lab, and others, demonstrates that both male and female rats respond to chronic adolescent stress (CAS) but may differ in inflammatory markers within the brain and periphery and in the induction of negative affective-like behaviors. Inflammatory reactivity has been targeted as a means of identifying how these sex differences arise in studies of chronic stress in adults. Circulating concentrations of inflammatory cytokines have not been directly employed as predictors of behavioral outcomes of stress exposure in adolescence but may be a useful tool in uncovering mechanisms that protect or predispose an organism from the effects of chronic stress. To further assess immunological and behavior deficits following chronic stress in adolescence, the current work used a model of chronic adolescent stress where male and female adolescent mice were exposed to a predator stress for 15 consecutive days. In late adolescence, these mice were treated with an acute inflammatory challenge with lipopolysaccharide (LPS)to elicit an inflammatory response. We predicted that chronic, predatory stress experienced during adolescence would induce negative anxiety-like behaviors and alter circulating proinflammatory levels. Furthermore, we expected females to be more susceptible to the effects of adolescent stress than males. We observed that, chronic, predatory stress during adolescence increased anxiety-like behaviors in males and females, but did not alter social behaviors during late adolescence. Predatory stress also impacted circulating levels of TNFα, but no sex differences in LPS-induced cytokine concentrations were apparent.

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Drake, af Hagelsrum Johanna, and Per Krantz. "Självmedkänsla och stress : En kvantitativ enkätstudie om ungdomar." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för psykologi (PSY), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-64707.

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Den aktuella studien syftade till att undersöka sambandet mellan självmedkänsla ochgenerell, upplevd stress hos svenska ungdomar, 15-19 år. Förutom att undersökaovanstående fråga undersöktes även hur väl självmedkänsla predicerade generell,upplevd stress i samma stickprov, när effekten av ålder och kön kontrollerades för.Studiens deltagare bestod av 226 ungdomar studerande vid högstadie- ellergymnasieskola i södra Sverige och data samlades in via Self-Compassion Scale ShortForm (SCS-SF) och Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) och i klassrumsmiljö. Resultatetvisade en signifikant, negativ korrelation mellan självmedkänsla och generell, upplevdstress. Självmedkänsla var också en signifikant prediktor för stress, efter det att effektenav ålder och kön hade kontrollerats för, och förklarade ensam 29,3 % av variansen istress. Detta resultat indikerar att självmedkänsla kan komma att spela en viktig roll iden fortsatta utvecklingen av förebyggande och stressreducerande behandlingar.
The current study aimed at exploring the correlation between self-compassion andgeneral, perceived stress among Swedish adolescents, age 15-19 years. Furthermore, theextent to which self-compassion predicted general perceived stress, when controlling forthe effect of age and gender, was explored. The participants of the study consisted of226 adolescents attending the Swedish equivalent to high-school (year 9-12) in southernSweden, and data was collected with Self-Compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SF) andPerceived Stress Scale (PSS-14) in classroom settings. Results showed a significant,negative correlation between self-compassion and general, perceived stress. Selfcompassionremained a significant predictor for stress, after controlling for the effect ofage and gender, and uniquely explained 29,3 % of the variance in stress. This resultindicates that self-compassion may be useful in the future development of preventionand stress-reducing treatments.

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Leontopoulou, Sophia. "Adolescence and resilience : a study of three educational transitions." Thesis, University of Reading, 1999. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.298968.

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Sheveland, Susan L. S. "A descriptive study on adolescent stress levels and social support networks." Online version, 2003. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2003/2003schuelershevelands.pdf.

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Graziani, Sylvie. "Early adolescent experiences of friendships, peer relations and stress : drawings on girl's impressions." Thesis, McGill University, 2005. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=99165.

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The purpose of this study was to examine to perceptions of early adolescent girls with regards to friendships, peer relations and stress. Ten early adolescent girls (aged 12-13 years) were interviewed using a semi-structured qualitative format. Findings report that subjects felt a sense of belonging in friendships, as well as experiencing exclusion from friends. In summary, the participants reported that they do experience stress and that it is friends, boys and parents that act as the main stressors in their life. A number of strengths were reported, including friendship as protective factor, empathy and optimism. The Positive Youth Development Framework is identified and implications for future research and social work practice are discussed.

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Byrd-Craven, Jennifer. "The relationship between cortisol and social stress in late adolescent girls' friendships." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4849.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on November 26, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Sharma, Dev Raj. "Cultural and family influences as sources of stress in adolescence." Thesis, Birkbeck (University of London), 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.417692.

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Lee, Mee-ling Louisa. "Perception of control, family and peers in adolescents' coping." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B1947099X.

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Harris, Rhonda L. "Strain, coping, and adaptation in early adolescence." Thesis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/80066.

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Role strain, coping, and adaptational outcomes were examined for a sample of 205 eighth grade adolescents. Differences by gender and family type on amount of role strain, use of coping strategies, and levels of emotional stress and well-being in family and peer roles were identified. Results indicate gender differences in degree of strain experienced in the family role and in use of Social Support and Ventilation as coping strategies. Female adolescents report significantly greater strain than males in family roles. Females, in comparison to males, use Social Support to a significantly greater degree and Ventilation significantly less often as a coping response. Differences by family type were found for the use of Family Support as a coping strategy. Adolescents in single-parent families utilize Family Support as a coping strategy significantly less often than adolescents in two-parent families. Results are discussed and directions for future research are recommended.
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Kenny, Alisa A. "The assessment of adolescent life stress : the comparison of a newly developed interview-based measure to a self-report checklist." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0001/MQ43894.pdf.

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Korte, Kelli Lynn Jarvis Patricia. "Adolescent psychosocial development as predicted by pubertal status, body image, stressors, and coping strategies." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9924350.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Illinois State University, 1998.
Title from title page screen, viewed July 14, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Patricia A. Jarvis (chair), Deborah Gentry, Matthew Hesson-McInnis, Connie B. Horton, Margaret Nauta. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-93) and abstract. Also available in print.

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Zakari, Sandra. "Syndrome d'épuisement scolaire et dépression à l'adolescence." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2013. http://www.theses.fr/2013STRAG039/document.

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Le travail de thèse présenté ici s’intéresse au syndrome d’épuisement ou burnout chez l’adolescent, dans les liens qu’il entretient avec le stress scolaire, et par rapport à la pathologie dépressive. L’étude s’articule autour de deux axes. Le premier, quantitatif, aboutit à l’obtention de résultats statistiques quant aux liens qu’entretiennent entre elles les trois variables auprès d’un échantillon de 1006 lycéens. Le second, qualitatif et longitudinal, consiste en une vingtaine d’études de cas s’appuyant sur des entretiens semi-directifs et sur les tests projectifs du Rorschach et du TAT. Au niveau statistique, les trois variables démontrent un lien significativement positif. Le stress scolaire explique le burnout et le burnout explique la symptomatologie dépressive. Le burnout est médiateur entre le stress scolaire et la symptomatologie dépressive. Un syndrome d’épuisement « scolaire » est observé chez les lycéens. Il se différencie de la dépression par la nature exclusivement exogène de sa source pathogène qu’est le stress chronique scolaire. Il s’inscrit essentiellement dans le lien intersubjectif de travail. Le burnout n’est pas lié à une organisation ou structure psychique particulière. Les liens de ce syndrome à un facteur pathologique tel que celui de la dépression ont ainsi pu être identifiés, et permettent de dégager des pistes de prévention et/ou de prise en charge thérapeutique
The present thesis investigates the links between burnout, academic stress and depression among adolescents. The study is based on two main approaches. In the first approach, quantitative and statistics results are obtained about the links between the three main variables within a sample of 1006 high school students. In the second approach, around twenty qualitative and longitudinal case studies are conducted using semi-directional interviews and projective Rorschach and TAT tests. Statistically, the three main variables show significant positives links. Burnout is explained by academic stress and depressive symptomatology is explained by burnout. Burnout is a mediator between academic stress and depressive symptomatology. A “school burnout” is indeed observed among high school students. It differs from depression by its exclusive exogenous pathogenic academic stress causality. It mainly roots on the work inter-subjective bonds. Burnout is independent from a specific psychic organization or structure. Burnout and depression links have thus been identified, allowing to consider prevention and/or therapeutic perspectives

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Swart, Kamilla. "Physiological, perceptual and performance responses to competitive stress in individual and team sports among youth sport participants." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016257.

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Due to limited research in the field testing of youth sport, specifically with regard to females, this project was delimited to the examination of the responses of youth participants in relation to the nature of the sport, when participating under conditions of competitive stress. It further attempted to elucidate gender related differences within these responses. Forty four male and female subjects aged 15 - 19 years volunteered to participate in this study; all pupils were First team members who competed in a variety of team and individual sports. Subjects participated in a battery of psychological, physiological and performance tests before and after competing in a practice session and during competitive league matches. The data were statistically analyzed for the various parameters under investigation. The results of the Sport Competition Anxiety Test indicated that the females, and the male team players had the highest competitive anxiety traits (CTA). The Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire scores showed that most subjects have a general dominance of task orientation to sport. The results of the Physical Self-Perception Profile revealed that the females' poorer perception of their physical was not as substantial as their difference in CTA compared to males. Team participants, particularly the males, had a poorer self-image than individual sport counterparts. Elevated heart rate responses were observed prior to performing in a competitive ambience, with significant increases in team, rather than individual, players. The Evaluation of Task Demands revealed that team players, especially the females, perceived the match demands as significantly higher than the individual athletes. No significant differences were observed in the players' Evaluation of Perceived Strain. Neither were any significant differences observed in the players' ratings of their performance. In conclusion, although differences appear to exist between male and female responses within a competitive ambience, the magnitude of difference was far more notable between team and individual responses to competitive stress, particularly for competitive matches as opposed to practice sessions.

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Adams, Mogamat Omar. "The relationship between life stress, emotional adjustment and family relationships in early adolescents from low-income urban areas." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2002. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&amp.

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The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between life stress, emotional adjustment and family relationships in early adolescents from low-income urban areas. A non-experimental, survey research design was adopted for this study. The sample consisted of 119 early adolescents, aged between 12 and 14 years, from 3 low-income neighbourhoods on the Cape Flats.

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Bromhead, David, and n/a. "Gender role orientation, stress, coping and hopelessness in a normal adolescent population." University of Canberra. Teacher Education, 1997. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060613.142101.

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Many risk factors have been put forward to account for the significant increase in adolescent male suicide over the last 20 years, and the pronounced sex difference in suicide statistics. In particular, hopelessness has been shown to be a strong indicator of suicidality. This study investigated the relationship of gender role, stress, and coping to hopelessness in a normal adolescent population. It was hypothesized that stress, coping and a masculine gender role would contribute to hopelessness. 288 adolescent students between the ages of 15 and 18 were surveyed using the Adolescent Stress Scale, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Australian Sex Role Scale, and the Adolescent Coping Scale. Contrary to expectation, having a masculine gender role was not related to hopelessness; students with an undifferentiated gender role had higher levels of hopelessness than androgynous, masculine, and feminine students. However, the majority of students who had an undifferentiated gender role were male. Hopelessness was also associated with high levels of stress and the use of avoidance coping strategies. The results are discussed within the transactional stress model and the stress-diathesis model.

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Chan, Choi-lin Londy. "Suicidal ideation of adolescents : a study of the role of stress and support from family and peers /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19469949.

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Kooiker, Marilyn K. "Seventh and twelfth grade adolescents' perceptions of their risk environment." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998kooikerm.pdf.

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Preece, Krystle Kuzia. "Relations Among Classroom Support, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Perceived Stress During Early Adolescence." Scholar Commons, 2011. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3295.

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The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the relations between support, academic self-efficacy, and stress during the transition into middle school. Research suggests that early adolescents experience an increase in stress across the middle school transition (e.g., Chung, et al., 1998), due to a mismatch between the individuals' developmental needs and the environment (Eccles et al., 1993). Stress has been found to be a risk factor for mental health disorders among adolescents (Grant et al., 2003). The current study examined if teacher and classmate support and academic self-efficacy served as external and internal resources for buffering stress by analyzing data from 142 young adolescents from an economically and racially diverse longitudinal sample. The current study examined: (a) the relations between support from teachers and classmates, academic self-efficacy, and stress; (b) patterns of change across the middle school transition; (c) the extent to which support from teachers and classmates is associated with stress in fifth and sixth grades; (d) the extent to which academic self-efficacy moderated the relation between support and stress, and (e) whether there were group differences (i.e., gender, race, and/or gender x race). Teacher support was negatively associated with perceived stress during sixth grade, while classmate support was a not significant correlate. There was not significant change over time in any of the key variables (i.e., teacher and classmate support, academic self-efficacy, and perceived stress). Regression results indicated that teacher and classmate support served different roles as academic self-efficacy moderated the relations between classroom support and perceived stress among fifth grade students. Teacher support was negatively related to perceived stress among sixth grade students. The only group difference found was that female sixth grade students reported higher levels of teacher support than male students did. Implications for school psychologists and future directions for research are also addressed.

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Wolpert, Chantelle. "The relation of chronic stress during middle childhood to allostatic load in adolescence." Thesis, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3624241.

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The association between stress and illness is well recognized. One recently proposed pathway between these constructs is the Allostatic Load framework, which is a biological-process model in which chronic stress is linked to physiological dysregulation. The current study tested one part of the Allostatic Load process model by looking at a spectrum of chronic stressors experienced in everyday life by healthy, typically¯-developing children during middle childhood, to find out whether their exposures are associated with the development of Allostatic Load at age 15. This was done by utilizing the National Institute of Child Health and Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD) data and drawing on the Allostatic Load model. The level of chronic stress experienced during middle childhood is associated positively with Allostatic Load in adolescence. The Home/Family context is more predictive of Allostatic Load in adolescence than stress experienced in the Extrafamilial context. However, this relationship is moderated by the sex of the research participant: the relationship between Home/Family stress and Allostatic Load was only significant for males. In contrast, the relationship between Extrafamilial stress and Allostatic Load was only significant for females.

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Leonardo, Jennifer Braga. "Disparities in depressive symptoms among adolescent children of immigrants and native adolescents: Race, socioeconomic status, stress, and social supports." Thesis, Boston College, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/3779.

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Thesis advisor: Thomas O'Hare
Depression in adolescence is associated with a number of negative consequences, including low school achievement, substance abuse, increased risk of later major depression, and suicide. Adolescent children of immigrants are arguably at greater risk of depression than their native counterparts, due to greater likelihood of migration-related stress, a minority racial/ethnic background, lower socioeconomic status, and lower proficiency in the host society language. Informed by theories of assimilation and social network theory, this study examines the contribution of assimilation, sociodemographic factors, and social supports to depressive symptoms in immigrant and native United States adolescents. Nationally representative data on United States adolescents from Waves I and II of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 4,263) are analyzed. Results demonstrate immigrant adolescents report significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms and more risk factors for depression than their native peers. However, hierarchical regression analysis shows generational status ceases to be a significant correlate of depressive symptoms when age, sex, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and home language are controlled. Mediation analysis shows unique relationships between control variables, social supports, and depressive symptoms. Findings are in accordance with social network theory, but challenge assimilation theories premised on the assumption that immigrants face unique migration related challenges that are overcome through generations. Findings support adolescent children of immigrants and native children share common non-migratory related risk factors of depressive symptoms, and adolescent children of immigrants are at greater likelihood of experiencing these risk factors. Practice and policy implications are discussed
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2013
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Social Work
Discipline: Social Work

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Hessler, Danielle Marie. "Family stressors, emotional competence, and adolescent risky behavior /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/8994.

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Hines, Allyn R. "Parents' and teachers' perceptions of adolescent storm and stress : relations with parenting and teaching practices." Virtual Press, 2003. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1263920.

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Yuk-ping, Pun. "The role of social support in the relationship between stress and depression : a study among early adolescents in Hong Kong /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13991073.

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Bennett, Andrew 1964 June 1st. "Vulnerability, stress and adjustment : a study of affluent young adolescents." Thesis, McGill University, 1998. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=34914.

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The relationships among intra-individual vulnerability, stress, and adjustment were assessed within a sample of 621 young adolescents from a predominantly affluent suburban area. Also considered was the extent to which gender and family structure influenced the prevalence of these three conditions. Vulnerable teenagers were distinguished from their peers based on their inability to effectively manage the developmental task of individuation. The components of the individuation process considered included ego and cognitive autonomy, and parent and peer relatedness. Stress was measured based on self-reported exposure to conditions of threat, demand, or structural constraint. Indices of depression, problem behaviors, school performance, school absences, and teacher perceived risk were utilized to assess adjustment. Consonant with hypotheses that pronounced difficulty resolving a developmental task is characteristic of vulnerable individuals and that exposure to numerous psychosocial stressors puts individuals at-risk for maladjustment, adolescents who were either poorly individuated or highly stressed exhibited greater dysfunction than their peers. Also individuated or highly stressed exhibited greater dysfunction than their peers. Also consistent with expectations, the poorest overall adjustment was exhibited by vulnerable adolescents who were exposed to multiple stressors. Gender and family structure affected the incidence of vulnerability, elevated exposure to stress, and maladjustment. However, the impact of gender was inconsistent with hypotheses, as girls were found to be at lower risk for dysfunction than boys.

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Puckett, Sarah Rae. "A TEST OF GENERAL STRAIN THEORY: EXPLORING GENDER SPECIFIC EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL VARIATION." The University of Montana, 2008. http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05082008-124341/.

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Traditional sociological theories examining delinquency typically were formulated to explain male behavior. With the universal recognition of the crime-gender gap, it is important to determine the applicability of these theories to female delinquency. This research uses the National Survey of Children (1981) to test propositions from general strain theory, specifically those outlined by Broidy and Agnew (1997). The data set allows for an expansion of the types of strain and delinquency typically examined in strain tests. Ordinary least squares regression, path analysis and a series of t-tests were used to determine variations in male and female emotional and behavioral responses to strain. The results of this analysis suggest that certain types of strain influence which type of delinquency males and females will pursue and that the intervening effect of negative emotion are consequential for both genders. Suggestions for future research are also discussed.

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Ferreira, Heloisa Aparecida 1966. "Intervenção fisioterapeutica reduz o indice de estresse em vestibulandos." [s.n.], 2009. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/314617.

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Orientadores: Regina Celia Spadari, Dora Maria Grassi-Kassisse
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia
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Resumo: Certo nível de estresse é benéfico ao desempenho e à sobrevivência, mas a constante ou inadequada resposta de estresse pode trazer sérios riscos à saúde e prejudicar o desempenho. Estudos com vestibulandos justificam-se pela alta concentração de cortisol encontrada em amostras de saliva coletadas nos meses em que são feitas as inscrições e nos dias dos exames vestibulares. Este trabalho propõe não somente avaliar os índices de estresse, mas também uma alternativa de abordagem terapêutica não medicamentosa para reduzir os índices de estresse no período que antecede o vestibular e, com isso, melhorar o desempenho nas provas. Em um primeiro estudo, o índice de estresse percebido foi avaliado em estudantes matriculados em um curso pré-vestibular, nos meses de março, setembro e novembro utilizando-se o Questionário de Estresse em Adolescentes (QEA). Os escores obtidos no QEA foram mais baixos em março do que em setembro e novembro, maior nas meninas que nos meninos e ainda diferentes entre os turnos matutino, vespertino e noturno. No estudo 2 uma mostra de 32 voluntários foi submetida à terapia manual de mobilização muscular e da fáscia, em duas sessões semanais, de 40 minutos, de setembro a novembro. Outro grupo não recebeu o tratamento. O índice de estresse percebido foi avaliado em setembro e, juntamente com a memória declarativa de curto e longo prazo, também na semana que antecedeu o exame vestibular. A concentração salivar de cortisol foi determinada em setembro e no dia do exame. Vestibulandos tratados não apresentaram aumento da concentração salivar de cortisol momentos antes da prova, ao contrário do que ocorreu com aqueles do grupo controle; apresentaram também menor escore no QEA, melhor desempenho nos testes de memória, e maior índice de aprovação na primeira fase do vestibular. Concluímos que a intervenção fisioterapêutica aplicada foi eficiente em reduzir o índice de estresse dos vestibulandos e resultou em melhor desempenho no exame.
Abstract: Although certain stress levels might be beneficial to the performance and survival, the constancy of stressors or an inadequate stress response may cause risks to health and may trigger or worsen a variety of diseases. In order to adopt preventive or curative strategies it is necessary to identify the high-risk groups by determining the stress levels. Studies in Brazilian adolescents during the year they are preparing to fight for a vacancy in the public universities are justified by the high concentration of cortisol, one of the stress hormones, found in these students? saliva samples, collected not only in the exams period but also during the period they do the option for the university they want to attend. The objective of this work is to determine the stress levels in students preparing to apply for the universities (study 1), and also to suggest an alternative of non-pharmacological therapy in order to reduce the stress levels in the students during the exam period and then, improving their performance (study 2). In the first study, we determined the perceived stress level in the students attending a preparatory course, in March (beginning of the school year), November (when they apply for the exams) and in November (in the week they do the exams) by using the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire (ASQ, Byrne, 2005). In the study 2, 32 volunteers were submitted to 40 min manual therapy, twice a week, from September to November. Another group of students not submitted to the therapy was evaluated as control. The cortisol concentrations were determined in four saliva samples collected during one day in the period of registration and on the day of the exam, the index of perceived stress and the performance in a memory test aimed to evaluate short and long term declarative memory were evaluated in the week before the exam. The results showed that the ASQ scores were lower in March than September and November. They also have shown that the students who had not undergone the manual therapy presented an increase in the concentration of salivary cortisol before the exam, what did not occurred with the students in the treated group. Moreover, the treated group also scored lower in the perceived stress questionnaire, exhibited a better performance in the short term memory tests and a higher rate of success in the exams. We concluded that the applied physiotherapy program was effective to reduce the students stress levels and improved their performance in the exam.
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Fisiologia
Mestre em Biologia Funcional e Molecular

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Vigil, Jacob Miguel. "Sex differences in the stress responses of children affected by hurricane Katrina." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4704.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.
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Ho, Wing-hung, and 何永雄. "An exploratory study on the stress and coping of adolescents in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31250956.

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Allwood, Maureen A. "The relations of violence exposure, trauma symptoms and aggressive cognitions to youth violent behavior." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4148.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005.
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Meese, Katharine J. "Religious commitment, coping effectiveness and psychological adjustment a portrait of adolescent males responding to stress in the inner city /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.

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McCarthy, Shauna K. "The adjustment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) older adolescents who experience minority stress the role of religious coping, struggle, and forgiveness /." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1214240698.

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Lund, Terese Jean. "Work-family Conflict and Family Stress Processes: Developmental Implications for Youth Social-emotional Functioning." Thesis, Boston College, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/2579.

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Thesis advisor: Eric Dearing
Recent decades have seen historic increases in maternal employment. The developmental implications of work-family conflict, however, remain poorly understood. Children's (n= 1,364) social-emotional problems through early childhood and pre-adolescence were examined as a function of mother's work-family conflict using longitudinal data from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development (NICHD SECCYD). Hierarchical linear modeling techniques were utilized to examine the lagged and contemporaneous associations between work-family conflict and children's social-emotional outcomes (i.e., internalizing and externalizing problems). Furthermore, family stress processes--maternal depression and maternal sensitivity--were examined as mediators of the associations between work-family conflict and social-emotional outcomes. Developmental timing of work-family conflict (i.e., child age) was also examined as a moderator of associations between conflict and social-emotional growth. Results indicated that within-family changes in work-family conflict predicted later within-child changes in children's internalizing problems in lagged models. With regard to between-family differences, average work-family conflict was associated with both average levels of internalizing and externalizing problems. Maternal depression and maternal sensitivity mediated the association between work-family conflict and children's externalizing problems between-families; maternal depression mediated the association between work-family conflict and children's internalizing problems between-families. There was little evidence to suggest, however, that the effects of work-family conflict differed as a function of developmental timing. Results from this research suggest that the developmental consequences of work-family conflict may not be immediate, but rather accrue over time. Moreover, results indicate that the effects of work-family conflict are both direct and indirect via family stress processes. These findings are further discussed regarding their implications for developmental research, policy and practice
Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2012
Submitted to: Boston College. Lynch School of Education
Discipline: Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology

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Cumbley, Louise. "The prevalence of psychotic experiences in adolescence and associations with bullying, stress, dissociation and mood." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.418508.

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Kaufman, Felicia D. "The relationship between gambling activity, the occurrence of life stress, and differential coping styles in an adolescent sample /." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=82898.

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This study empirically examined physiological, social, and emotional variables in order to extend the understanding of the vulnerability-stress interaction in relation to adolescent problem gambling behaviour. Specifically, the relationship between coping styles, life stress, depressive symptomatology, dissociative states, drug and alcohol use, and youth gambling problems were investigated from the framework of Jacobs' General Theory of Addictions . The current study also examined several potential protective factors (socioeconomic status, social support, and adaptive coping styles) that are believed to buffer against possible negative outcomes associated with youth gambling behaviour. Students consisted of 2,156 students in grades 7 to 12 (ages 11 to 19) recruited from various elementary and high schools in Ontario, Canada. Participants completed a questionnaire regarding gambling activities, social support, dissociation, drug and alcohol use (GAQ), gambling severity (DSM-IV-MR-J), arousal (AISS), stressful life events (APES), depressive symptomatology (RADS), and coping styles (CISS). Socioeconomic status was based on parental level of education and occupation. With respect to gambling severity as assessed by the DSM-IV-MR-J gambling screen, 2.7% of adolescents were found to be probable pathological gamblers, and 6.6% at-risk gamblers. Problem gamblers demonstrated significantly higher scores on measures of arousal, dissociation, and drug and alcohol use. Emotionally, they demonstrated increased problems related to depression, suicide ideation and attempts, and emotion-focused coping. This study expanded on Jacobs' General Theory of Addictions by investigating several protective factors thought to mediate between different types of life stressors and potential gambling problems. This study also sought to identify a set of predictor variables that would increase risk for youth gambling difficulties, including intensity seeking behaviour,

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Gottlieb, Norman William 1951. "Stressors and self-esteem in junior high age students." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277056.

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The focus of this study was to determine what stressors were experienced by junior high age students (N = 145) and what relationship there was between those stressors and self-esteem. A modified Youth Adaptation Rating Scale (YARS) was utilized to identify the stressors. The Index of Self-Esteem (ISE) was used to measure self-esteem. Among the findings were: a moderate though significant negative correlation between the number of stressors experienced and the adolescent's self-esteem, fifteen of the fifty-five stressors were significantly related to self-esteem, and nine of the stressors were associated with gender.

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Paddey, Michelle. "An investigation into Southern African university students' use of proactive coping style." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/2074.

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Proactive coping involves individuals developing resources to facilitate their promotion toward personal growth. The aim of this study was to determine whether differences occurred in the use of a proactive coping style between students from various Southern African countries and universities, in order to form cross-cultural comparisons for this construct. The Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI) was electronically distributed to collect the empirical data, with purposeful non-probability sampling being employed. The sample consisted of 622 students from three universities, one each in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Eleven hypotheses were set for investigation. Exploratory factor analysis resulted in the emergence of two distinct factors in the PCI, implying two separate subscales. A statistically significant relationship was found between proactive coping and both instrumental and emotional support seeking. A small, practically significant gender difference was discovered for emotional support seeking, and moderate differences were found between age and proactive coping. Southern African university students exhibit higher levels of proactive coping than preventative coping, strategic planning or emotional support seeking. Furthermore, they make use of proactive coping to a greater extent than individuals outside of the Southern Africa region. In terms of national and institutional culture, no statistically significant differences occurred for proactive coping between any of the countries or universities under study. These findings imply that regardless of a Southern African student's home country or university, he or she is likely to cope proactively. A possible explanation is because Africans generally value social support systems and collectivism, which assist individuals in coping proactively. These results also suggest that all three universities under study are effectively encouraging students to cope in a proactive manner, whether formally or informally, which is in line with the values of these institutions. It is recommended that Southern African universities focus more intentionally on becoming positive socialising systems through integrating the development of human strengths, thus enhancing the value that students and society gain from tertiary education. These findings add to the current body of knowledge relating to proactive coping, which is lacking in a Southern African context.

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Seedat, Soraya. "Epidemiological, phenomenological, and treatment aspects of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/1199.

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