(Adolescence and Society) 3rd Edition
by Erica Frydenberg (Author)
How do young people cope with the multitude of difficult situations
and scenarios that are associated with growing up, like anxiety and
depression, as well as illness, rejection and family breakdown? How can
we facilitate and encourage, through a combination of health, well-being
and positive mindset, healthy development during adolescence and
beyond?
With a substantial focus on the positive aspects
of coping, including an emphasis on developing resilience and the
achievement of happiness, Erica Frydenberg presents the latest
developments in the field of coping. Adolescent Coping highlights
the ways in which coping can be measured and implemented in a wide
range of circumstances and contexts, with suggestions for the
development of coping skills and coping skills training, and it provides
strong scholarly evidence for the concepts and constructs that it
promotes as providing a pathway to resilience. The work is framed as an
ongoing interaction between individuals and their environments as
represented by the psychosocial ecological model of Bronfenbrenner.
The
major theories of coping are articulated that take account of the
transactional model, resources theories and proactive models of coping.
Areas of recent interest such as neuroscience and epigenetics are
included, alongside a new chapter, ‘Cyberworld’, which provides insights
on new and relevant topics such as mindfulness and the impact of social
media as they relate to coping in the contemporary context.
Adolescent Coping
will be of interest to practitioners in psychology, social work,
sociology, education and youth and community work as well as to students
on courses in adolescent development in these fields.
