Sorensen E S
College of Nursing, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.
Public Health Nurs. 1994 Feb;11(1):24-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.1994.tb00386.x.
Although research has examined problems of stress and health among rural families, little is known about coping phenomena directly from the perspective of rural children. This study compared two groups of children, one rural and the other suburban, in their reports of daily stressors and coping efforts as actually experienced. Using semistructured diaries over a period of six weeks, 21 rural children and 23 suburban children reported daily sources of stress, coping efforts, and coping resources. Rural children were more compliant in completing diaries. They reported more internal, cognitive-intrapsychic source of stress, whereas suburban children listed more external environmental sources. Suburban boys reported submission as the most common coping response, and rural boys listed organized activities and problem-solving approaches. Other interesting differences between the rural and suburban children, and gender differences among both groups emerged.
尽管已有研究探讨了农村家庭中的压力和健康问题，但从农村儿童自身的角度直接了解应对现象的情况却知之甚少。本研究比较了两组儿童，一组来自农村，另一组来自郊区，让他们报告实际经历的日常压力源和应对方式。在为期六周的时间里，21名农村儿童和23名郊区儿童使用半结构化日记记录了日常压力源、应对方式和应对资源。农村儿童在完成日记方面更配合。他们报告的内部、认知-心理内部压力源更多，而郊区儿童列出的外部环境压力源更多。郊区男孩报告说屈服是最常见的应对反应，而农村男孩则列出了有组织的活动和解决问题的方法。农村和郊区儿童之间还出现了其他有趣的差异，以及两组儿童中的性别差异。
