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  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Coping Mechanisms

Background:

  • Previous research on children's coping development presents inconsistent findings.
  • Developmental trajectories of various coping dimensions require further investigation.
  • Methodological and situational factors may explain inconsistencies in coping research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate methodological influences (longitudinal vs. cross-sectional) on coping development.
  • To examine situational influences on children's coping strategies.
  • To clarify inconsistencies in the developmental trajectories of coping dimensions.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal assessments of two child samples (grades 2-5 and 4-7).
  • Cross-sectional assessment of a third child sample (grades 2-7).
  • Assessed coping dimensions: problem-solving, social support, palliative, externalizing emotional, and avoidant coping across six stressful situations.

Main Results:

  • Minimal differences observed between longitudinal and cross-sectional coping assessments.
  • Significant situational influences identified on the selection of coping strategies.
  • Situational factors also demonstrated a clear impact on the developmental trajectories of coping.

Conclusions:

  • Methodological approaches (longitudinal vs. cross-sectional) have limited impact on observed coping development.
  • Situational context is a critical determinant of children's coping strategy use and development.
  • Future research should prioritize understanding situational influences on child coping.