A developmental-contextual model of couples coping with chronic illness is presented that
views chronic illness as affecting the adjustment of both the patient and the spouse such that …

The present study examined differences in coping styles of female late adolescents who
were writing repeated narratives about either interpersonal or intrapersonal conflicts …

Gender is the strongest and most consistent correlate of crime and delinquency, but the
reason is unclear and traditionally understudied in criminology. The current study tests the …

The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding of stress in the lives
ofadolescents, to understand howthey cope, and to assess their response to a program …

This project takes as its starting point research that indicates girls are more likely to be
depressed, while boys are more likely to be delinquent. To explain these documented sex …

This study used a qualitative methodology to examine treatment outcome and mechanisms
of change from the perspective of the participants in a group cognitive-behavioral therapy …

Previous research has established that stressful life events are strongly linked with negative
adjustment indices in adolescence (eg, Compas & Phares, 1991; Kim, Conger, Elder, & …

This research seeks to explore and gain insight into the individual experiences of adult
children who previously had a parent diagnosed with a terminal illness, specifically cancer …