This study examined the association between children's coping strategies and mental health problems, focusing on both the pattern (relative use of distinct strategies) and level (overall frequency of use). In a sample of N = 240 children (ages 9–12 at baseline; 88% White; 49% girls) whose parents were recently divorced, we used a structural equation modeling-based approach to criterion profile analysis to determine whether coping patterns and levels independently predicted mental health problems at five time points, and whether the relations differed across developmental stage (middle childhood and adolescence). Results showed that the pattern of coping predicted mental health problems more strongly than the overall coping level. Findings highlight the importance of understanding coping within the broader context of family transitions and relationships, offering implications for advancing theory, research, and interventions aimed at promoting resilience among children experiencing family stressors.
Previous research suggests that emerging adults with histories of childhood adversity exhibit heterogeneous patterns of psychosocial risk and resilience during the transition to college, suggesting the need for person-centered approaches that can identify distinct constellations of strengths and vulnerabilities. Late...
J. H. Fisher, Emily Kimball Murphy, Amber Saracino· Emerging Adulthood· 0 citations
Previous studies have shown that mothers with categorically defined personality pathology experience substantial difficulties in parenting, but research using Level of Personality Functioning (LPF) is notably lacking. This study explored relationships between maternal LPF and behavioral (Coping with Children's Negative...
Charlotte S. Zell, Breana R. Cervantes, Kiana Cano et al.· Journal of Personality Disor...· 0 citations
Using latent profile transition analysis, this study identified patterns and developmental changes in adolescents' coping across high school prior to COVID-19 and examined whether pre-pandemic coping differentiated depressive symptom trajectories across the pandemic years as youth transitioned into emerging adulthood....
Marika Sigal, Yawei Huang, Michael Medina et al.· Child Development· 0 citations
This study examined the relationships between depressive symptoms observed in children aged 5–6 and two family-related variables: family resilience and perceived family functioning. Using a quantitative correlational survey design, the study was conducted with 255 parents selected through criterion sampling and volunta...
Abdullah Atan, Gönül Filiz· Cukurova University Faculty...· 0 citations
This article investigates the degree to which adolescent mental health disorders (MHDs) are associated with mothers’ and fathers’ work and welfare trajectories during childhood. Recognizing that children in families with weak labor market ties often face multiple disadvantages, the study also examines how the associa...
Maria Reinholdt Jensen, Å. Hermansen, Espen Dahl· International Journal for Eq...· 0 citations
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