Interaction Effects of Stress and Coping Strategies on Adolescent Depression

청소년의 우울증에 대한 스트레스와 대처전략의 상호작용 효과

This study investigated interaction effects of stress and coping strategies on depression among middle school students. The scale created to measure coping strategies included three types of coping strategies : problem-focused, emotion-discharge, and affective-regulation. Two hundred forty-four students were selected from juniors of two middle schools in Seoul. Boys used problem-focused and affective-regulation coping strategies more than emotion-discharge coping strategies. Girls used affective-regulation coping strategies most frequently. The interaction effects of emotion-discharge coping strategies for boys and problem-focused coping strategies for girls were significant. Findings were discussed in developing coping education programs for intervention of adolescent depression.