TY - JOUR
T1 - Age and gender differences in coping style across various problems
T2 - Omani adolescents' perspective
AU - Al-Bahrani, Muna
AU - Aldhafri, Said
AU - Alkharusi, Hussain
AU - Kazem, Ali
AU - Alzubiadi, Abdulqawi
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - This study examines adolescents' coping styles, with relation to their gender and age and level, of six types of problems. The participants were 1843 adolescents (51.7% female and 48.3% male) from the Sultanate of Oman with a mean age of 15.75. Two scales examining general adaptive and maladaptive coping styles and levels of school, economic, personal, health, family, and emotional problems were administered. The findings showed that adolescents' high levels of perceived problems were associated with higher levels of maladaptive coping styles than those with low levels of problems. Furthermore, female adolescents seem to use maladaptive coping styles (across all levels of the six types of problems) more than males. The use of adaptive and maladaptive coping styles increase with age.
AB - This study examines adolescents' coping styles, with relation to their gender and age and level, of six types of problems. The participants were 1843 adolescents (51.7% female and 48.3% male) from the Sultanate of Oman with a mean age of 15.75. Two scales examining general adaptive and maladaptive coping styles and levels of school, economic, personal, health, family, and emotional problems were administered. The findings showed that adolescents' high levels of perceived problems were associated with higher levels of maladaptive coping styles than those with low levels of problems. Furthermore, female adolescents seem to use maladaptive coping styles (across all levels of the six types of problems) more than males. The use of adaptive and maladaptive coping styles increase with age.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Arab
KW - Coping styles
KW - Gender
KW - Omani
KW - Problems
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.11.007
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.11.007
M3 - Article
C2 - 23395184
AN - SCOPUS:84875369528
SN - 0140-1971
VL - 36
SP - 303
EP - 309
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
IS - 2
ER -