Stress With Parents and Peers: How Adolescents From Six Nations Cope With Relationship Stress
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE, vol.23, no.1, pp.103-117, 2013 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 23 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2013
- Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00813.x
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.103-117
- TED University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
This study investigated how 2000 adolescents from middle-class families in six countries perceived and coped with parent-related and peer-related stress. Adolescents from Costa Rica, Korea, and Turkey perceived parent-related stress to be greater than peer-related stress, whereas stress levels in both relationship types were similar in the Czech Republic, Germany, and Pakistan. Female adolescents predominantly reported higher levels of peer-related stress than male adolescents. Adolescents in all countries used negotiating and support-seeking to cope with relationship stress more often than emotional outlet or withdrawal. Withdrawal occurred more often to deal with parent-related than with peer-related stress. Results suggest that adolescents across countries competently coped with relationship stress. However, patterns of what adolescents perceived as stressful and how they coped varied between countries.