Authors: Rita Francisco Sara Loios Marta Pedro
Publish Date: 2015/11/28
Volume: 47, Issue: 5, Pages: 759-770
Abstract
This study aims to analyze the mediating role of coping strategies in the relationship between family functioning and youth maladjustment A community sample of 341 adolescents M = 1511 years old SD = 171 completed selfreport measures about such variables Results showed that a perception of an inadequate family functioning was associated with the use of maladaptive coping strategies as well as with youth psychological maladjustment The results also revealed that rumination and supportseeking mediated the relationship between family functioning and internalizing behavior and hostile expression of feelings played a mediating role between family functioning and externalizing behavior No gender differences were found in the relationship between variables This study emphasizes the importance of coping strategies used by adolescents to understand the relationship between family functioning and youth psychological maladjustmentThis study was partially supported by the Research Center for Psychological Science UID/PSI/04527/2013 from the Ministry of Science and Technology FCT Portugal We would like to express our appreciation to the participating schools families and adolescents and to the Master’ students who contributed to data collection A Filipa Tavares A Luísa Sousa A Rita Lambuça Nádia Horta Sara I Ferreira and Tânia Soares
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