Developing coping typologies of minority adolescents: A latent profile analysis Export

@article{1508, abstract = {Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to develop a coping typology of minority adolescents (M=15.5 years). A multiethnic sample (n=354) was recruited from a program aimed at serving low-income students. LPA revealed three distinct coping profiles. The first comprised adolescents who used a number of specific coping strategies at a low level (low generic copers). The second comprised adolescents who emphasized active/approach strategies (e.g., planning; active copers). The third comprised adolescents who emphasized avoidant/passive strategies (e.g., substance abuse; avoidant copers). Active copers experienced significantly less depression and more stress-related growth than low generic copers. Low generic copers not only experienced significantly less depression than avoidant copers but also significantly less stress-related growth than active copers. Discussion focuses on integrating the current typology with traditional coping taxomonies.}, author = {Aldridge, Arianna A. and Roesch, Scott C.}, citeulike-article-id = {3197574}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WH0-4PSJT2B-1/1/2cf7cce4ec5b9c181d352f3653945ea3}, comment = {Developing coping typologies of minority adolescents: A latent profile analysis}, journal = {Journal of Adolescence}, keywords = {adolescent, coping, latent-profile-analysis, minority}, number = {4}, pages = {499-517+}, posted-at = {2008-09-05 17:08:50}, priority = {0}, title = {Developing coping typologies of minority adolescents: A latent profile analysis}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WH0-4PSJT2B-1/1/2cf7cce4ec5b9c181d352f3653945ea3}, volume = {31}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - 1508 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3197574 N2 - Latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to develop a coping typology of minority adolescents (M=15.5 years). A multiethnic sample (n=354) was recruited from a program aimed at serving low-income students. LPA revealed three distinct coping profiles. The first comprised adolescents who used a number of specific coping strategies at a low level (low generic copers). The second comprised adolescents who emphasized active/approach strategies (e.g., planning; active copers). The third comprised adolescents who emphasized avoidant/passive strategies (e.g., substance abuse; avoidant copers). Active copers experienced significantly less depression and more stress-related growth than low generic copers. Low generic copers not only experienced significantly less depression than avoidant copers but also significantly less stress-related growth than active copers. Discussion focuses on integrating the current typology with traditional coping taxomonies. IS - 4 JF - Journal of Adolescence TI - Developing coping typologies of minority adolescents: A latent profile analysis VL - 31 SP - 499-517 KW - adolescent KW - coping KW - latent-profile-analysis KW - minority N1 - Developing coping typologies of minority adolescents: A latent profile analysis AU - Aldridge, Arianna AU - Roesch, Scott PY - 2008/// UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WH0-4PSJT2B-1/1/2cf7cce4ec5b9c181d352f3653945ea3 ER -