Coping Profiles and their Relationship with Self-compassion in Childhood

  1. María del Mar Ferradás Canedo 1
  2. Carlos Freire Rodríguez 1
  3. Lucía Prada Palmeiro 1
  4. José C. Núñez 2
  5. Susana Rodríguez Martínez 1
  1. 1 Universidade da Coruña
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    Universidade da Coruña

    La Coruña, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01qckj285

  2. 2 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Ano de publicación: 2022

Volume: 34

Número: 1

Páxinas: 41-48

Tipo: Artigo

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2021.269 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso aberto editor

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Resumo

Introduction: In line with the growing attention to mental health and stress in children, the present study analyzed the existence of differentiated profiles of coping in response to everyday stressors. The study also examined whether the identified profiles differed in levels of self-compassion. Method: 487 children (9 - 12 years old), selected by convenience sampling, participated in the study. A cross-sectional, ex post facto design was used. Results: Four coping profiles were identified: a profile with low use of coping strategies (LCP), a profile with predominantly approach coping strategies (ACP), a profile with high use of all coping strategies (HMP) and a profile with moderate use of all strategies (MMP). The ACP and HMP profiles demonstrated significantly higher levels of positive self-compassion, whereas the HMP, LCP and MMP profiles demonstrated significantly higher levels of negative self-compassion than the ACP profile. Conclusions: These findings make it possible to determine the profiles of children who are more and less functional in terms of their psychological resources for coping with day-to-day stress. This may encourage the development of more individualized interventions in order to prevent childhood stress.

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