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The coping strategies used by capable adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2016

Erica Frydenberg
Erica Frydenberg*
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University of Melbourne
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A picture is emerging of how Australian young people cope with matters which concern them. This paper draws comparisons between how a group of young people who have been identified by their teachers as ‘able’, and those in the general community, deal with their problems. The picture that emerges is one where ‘able’ young people are more focused on working hard and dealing directly with problems rather than engaging in wishful fantasy or giving up in resignation. However they are less likely to engage in intimate relationships with their peers which may be a reflection of their more restricted social development.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 3 , November 1993 , pp. 15 - 23
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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