Coping efficacy and psychological problems of children of divorce |
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| Authors: | Sandler I N Tein J Y Mehta P Wolchik S Ayers T |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-1104, USA. irwin.sandler@asu.edu |
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| Abstract: | Three models of the relations of coping efficacy, coping, and psychological problems of children of divorce were investigated. A structural equation model using cross-sectional data of 356 nine- to twelve-year-old children of divorce yielded results that supported coping efficacy as a mediator of the relations between both active coping and avoiding coping and psychological problems. In a prospective longitudinal model with a subsample of 162 of these children, support was found for Time 2 coping efficacy as a mediator of the relations between Time 1 active coping and Time 2 internalizing of problems. Individual growth curve models over four waves also found support for coping efficacy as a mediator of the relations between active coping and psychological problems. No support was found for alternative models of coping as a mediator of the relations between efficacy and symptoms or for coping efficacy as a moderator of the relations between coping and symptoms. |
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