Mihalca Andreea Mihaela, Diaconu-Gherasim Loredana Ruxandra, Butnariu Lacramioara Ionela
Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 6 Ingardena st., 30-060 Krakow, Poland.
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, 3 Toma Cozma st, 700554 Iasi, Romania.
Curr Psychol. 2017;36(4):791-800. doi: 10.1007/s12144-016-9468-5. Epub 2016 Jun 27.
The present study aimed to explore the cultural differences in social functioning and coping strategies in chronically ill adolescents. One hundred sixty-eight chronically ill adolescents (45.8 % girls), age 11 to 17 years from Romania ( = 78) and Republic of Moldova ( = 90) were recruited. Participants filled in self-assessment measures for social functioning problems and coping strategies. Results indicated cross-cultural differences in the studied factors: Moldavian adolescents reported more social functioning problems and higher use of maladaptive coping strategies, while using less adaptive strategies than Romanian counterparts. The associations between social functioning and maladaptive coping strategies were stronger for Romanian than Moldavian adolescents. Further, various coping strategies acted as important predictors for social functioning in the two country samples. Findings suggest that, while the direction of the relation between coping and social functioning in chronically ill adolescents is cultural invariant, the importance played by specific coping strategies in determining social functioning varies by cultural context. Therefore, clinical interventions aimed at improving the social functioning of chronically ill adolescents should take into account the reality of their cultural setting.
本研究旨在探讨慢性病青少年在社会功能和应对策略方面的文化差异。招募了168名来自罗马尼亚（n = 78）和摩尔多瓦共和国（n = 90）的慢性病青少年，年龄在11至17岁之间（女孩占45.8%）。参与者填写了关于社会功能问题和应对策略的自我评估量表。结果表明，在所研究的因素上存在跨文化差异：摩尔多瓦青少年报告的社会功能问题更多，使用适应不良应对策略的频率更高，而与罗马尼亚青少年相比，他们使用适应性策略的频率更低。罗马尼亚青少年中社会功能与适应不良应对策略之间的关联比摩尔多瓦青少年更强。此外，在两个国家的样本中，各种应对策略都是社会功能的重要预测因素。研究结果表明，虽然慢性病青少年应对与社会功能之间关系的方向在文化上是不变的，但特定应对策略在决定社会功能方面所起的重要性因文化背景而异。因此，旨在改善慢性病青少年社会功能的临床干预应考虑到其文化背景的实际情况。
