Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2011;40(3):385-97. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2011.563463.
Family-related stressors pose special challenges for adolescents of Mexican origin, given traditional cultural norms that compel youths to get involved with family problems despite their limited ability to effect change. The current study examines the prospective effects of coping strategies (i.e., active, distraction, avoidance, support-seeking, and religious coping) on psychological symptoms in the context of family stress with a sample (N = 189) of Mexican Origin adolescents (11-14). Hypotheses on the limits of coping were partially supported. Stress-coping interaction effects were further moderated by gender. Stress-buffering effect of active coping for internalizing symptoms was only found for girls and only at low levels of family stress for boys. Support-seeking and distraction coping both increased internalizing symptoms for boys at high levels of family stress.
家庭相关压力源对墨西哥裔青少年构成特殊挑战，因为传统的文化规范迫使青少年参与家庭问题，尽管他们改变现状的能力有限。本研究考察了应对策略（即积极应对、分散注意力、回避、寻求支持和宗教应对）在家庭压力背景下对心理症状的预期影响，研究对象为（N=189）墨西哥裔青少年（11-14 岁）。应对策略局限性的假设得到了部分支持。性别进一步调节了压力-应对的交互作用。对于男孩，只有在家庭压力水平较低时，积极应对对内化症状才有压力缓冲效应；对于女孩，积极应对对内化症状才有压力缓冲效应。在家庭压力水平较高时，寻求支持和分散注意力应对都会增加男孩的内化症状。
