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Summary
Adolescents in military families deal with stressors experienced by all adolescents as well as stressors inherent to having a Service member as a parent. This study explored the coping styles used by adolescents in Active Duty Army families. Findings suggest four unique coping strategies that were related to adolescents' adjustment.
Citation
Okafor, E., Lucier-Greer, M., Mancini, J. A. (2016). Social Stressors, Coping Behaviors, and Depressive Symptoms: A Latent Profile Analysis of Adolescents in Military Families. Journal of Adolescence, 51, 133-143. doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.05.010