Coping strategies and psychological well-being in secondary school students

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to determine the relationship between coping strategies and psychological well-being in students at the secondary level of a particular institution in South Lima. Non-probabilistic sampling was used and the sample consisted of 216 adolescents, of both sexes whose ages range from 12 to 17 years. The design is non-experimental, crosssectional and correlational in scope. The adolescent coping scale (ACS) prepared by Erica Frydenberg and Ramón Lewis (1993) and Ryff's psychological well-being scale, developed by Carol Riff (1989), were used. The results obtained show that there is a correlation between the coping strategies: concentrate on solving the problem (chi=43.448a, p=.000), strive and succeed (chi=46.797a, p=.000), look at the positive (chi=46.797a, p=.000), seek spiritual support (chi=22.360a, p=.004), seek professional help (chi=22.360a, p=.004), worry (chi=26.931a, p=.000), lack of coping (chi=30.789a, p=.000), reduction of tension (chi=43.297a, p=.000), reserve for yourself (chi=26.614a, p=.001) and self-incrimination (chi=39.270a, p=.000).