TY - JOUR PY - 2008// TI - Profiles and Correlates of Children's Self-Reported Coping Strategies Using a Cluster Analytic Approach JO - Journal of child and family studies A1 - Steele, Ric A1 - Cushing, Christopher A1 - Bender, Jade A1 - Richards, Margaret SP - 140 EP - 153 VL - 17 IS - 1 N2 - We used cluster analysis to identify children's coping profiles and to examine self- and parent-reported correlates of coping in a community sample. Participants included 135 children ( M age = 11.27, s.d. = .59) recruited from local public elementary and junior high schools and 116 of their parents. Analyses included hierarchical cluster analysis (Ward's method), followed by non-hierarchical ( k -means) cluster analysis to confirm the cluster solution. Results yielded four clusters reflecting high , active , low , and indiscriminant patterns of coping strategies. Members of the active coping group self-reported the fewest symptoms of distress and the greatest number of prosocial competencies after controlling for social desirability. No differences emerged for parent-reported psychosocial functioning across coping profiles. Our results suggest that a combination of active coping strategies may be associated with better psychosocial functioning than a combination of active and avoidant coping strategies.

LA - SN - 1062-1024 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-007-9153-2 ID - ref1 ER -