TY - JOUR
T1 - Coping, Stress, and the Psychological Symptoms of Children of Divorce
T2 - A Cross‐sectional and Longitudinal Study
AU - Sandler, Irwin
AU - Tein, Jenn-Yun
AU - West, Stephen
PY - 1994/12
Y1 - 1994/12
N2 - The authors conducted a cross‐sectional and prospective longitudinal study of stress, coping, and psychological symptoms in children of divorce. The sample consisted of 258 children (mean age = 10.1; SD = 1.2), of whom 196 were successfully followed 5.5 months later. A 4‐dimensional model of coping was found using confirmatory factor analysis, with the factors being active coping, avoidance, distraction, and support. In the cross‐sectional model avoidance coping partially mediated the relations between negative events and symptoms while active coping moderated the relations between negative events and conduct problems. In the longitudinal model significant negative paths were found from active coping and distraction Time 1 to internalizing symptoms Time 2, while Time 1 support coping had a positive path coefficient to Time 2 depression. Positive paths were found between negative events at Time 1 and anxiety at Time 2, and between all symptoms at Time 1 and negative events at Time 2.
AB - The authors conducted a cross‐sectional and prospective longitudinal study of stress, coping, and psychological symptoms in children of divorce. The sample consisted of 258 children (mean age = 10.1; SD = 1.2), of whom 196 were successfully followed 5.5 months later. A 4‐dimensional model of coping was found using confirmatory factor analysis, with the factors being active coping, avoidance, distraction, and support. In the cross‐sectional model avoidance coping partially mediated the relations between negative events and symptoms while active coping moderated the relations between negative events and conduct problems. In the longitudinal model significant negative paths were found from active coping and distraction Time 1 to internalizing symptoms Time 2, while Time 1 support coping had a positive path coefficient to Time 2 depression. Positive paths were found between negative events at Time 1 and anxiety at Time 2, and between all symptoms at Time 1 and negative events at Time 2.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1994.tb00846.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.1994.tb00846.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 7859552
AN - SCOPUS:0028694330
SN - 0009-3920
VL - 65
SP - 1744
EP - 1763
JO - Child development
JF - Child development
IS - 6
ER -