Development of coping strategy and gender difference during childhood: a two-year follow-up study
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2019.02.016
- VernacularTitle:童年期儿童应对方式发展及其性别差异2年追踪研究
- Author:
MA Zhengyu, SU Zhiqiang, ZHANG Dajun
1
Author Information
1. Faculty of Teacher Education, Yangtze Normal University, Chongqing (408100), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adaptation,psychological;
Mental health;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2019;40(2):216-220
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the development trajectory of coping strategy and gender difference during childhood.
Methods:A total of 355 children in grade 3 from 2 primary schools in Zhongshan of Guangdong Province and Dazhou of Sichuan Province were assessed with cooping strategy and followed up for 2 years.
Results:Positive and negative coping strategies have different developmental trajectories during childhood, with non-linear upward trend in positive coping strategies (eta11=0.11, 0.02, P>0.05) and non-linear downward trend in negative coping strategies (eta12=-0.70, -0.08, P<0.01). The development of positive coping strategies during childhood showed no significant gender difference (△χ2=5.19, df=4, P>0.05). While the initial average negative coping strategies was significant higher in boys(β=-0.56, P<0.01), and the decreasing velocity was faster than the girls(β=0.33, P<0.01).
Conclusion:The coping strategy during childhood shows great plasticity, with positive and negative coping strategy develops in different trajectory. The developmental trajectories of negative coping strategies during childhood illustrate significant sex difference, while it is not the case for positive coping strategy.
