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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13941| Title: | Negative life events, distress, and coping among adolescents in Botswana | Contributor(s): | Thorsteinsson, Einar B (author) ; Sveinbjornsdottir, Sigrun (author); Dintsi, Motshegetsi (author); Rooke, Sally Elizabeth (author) |
Publication Date: | 2013 | Open Access: | Yes | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13941 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology 170103 Educational Psychology 170102 Developmental Psychology and Ageing |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520102 Educational psychology 520302 Clinical psychology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920401 Behaviour and Health 920410 Mental Health |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200401 Behaviour and health 200409 Mental health |
Abstract: | This study examined the potential mediating and moderating effects of different ways of coping on the impact of negative life events (NLE) on psychological health among adolescents, 63 boys and 66 girls, in Botswana. 'Distraction' as a way of coping and seeking social support were found to reduce the impact of NLE on psychological health concerns. 'Rumination' was associated with increased distress and less satisfaction with life. Future studies could focus on the use of distraction and seeking social support as coping strategies to reduce the effects of NLEs on psychological distress. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology, v.13, p. 75-86 | Publisher: | The University of Newcastle, Australia | Place of Publication: | Newcastle, Australia | ISSN: | 1446-5442 | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Other Links: | http://www.newcastle.edu.au/Resources/Research%20Centres/SORTI/Journals/AJEDP/Vol%2013/V13_Thorsteinsson_et_al.pdf http://www.newcastle.edu.au/journal/ajedp/current-issue.html |
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