Comparative assessment of a coping model for school adolescents |
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Authors: | Sam Silbergeld Ronald W Manderscheid |
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Institution: | 1. Research Psychiatrist Mental Health Study Center National Institute of Mental Health 2340 University Boulevard East Adelphi, Maryland 20783, USA;2. Research Sociologist Mental Health Study Center National Institute of Mental Health 2340 University Boulevard East Adelphi, Maryland 20783, USA |
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Abstract: | Four brief, interpersonal coping courses were conducted in a junior high school setting for early adolescent students who volunteered for the experience. Two of the classes (N=24) consisted of students who regularly utilized school guidance personnel; the remaining two classes (N=19) consisted of adolescents from the general school population. Course objectives included higher self-esteem and increased ability to perceive, interpret, and express nonverbal communication and feeling. Session tape recordings provided verbal data for analysis by the Hill Interaction Matrix (HIM) procedure. Results showed that the intervention had significant impact on students' patterns of interaction: interactions were fewer, but longer; conventional interactions decreased, while speculative ones increased; and personal and relationship content increased. Generally, the two class types exhibited similar patterns and changes, although some specific differences were detected. Social class background, stressful life events, and the intensity of the problems experienced by the two types of student were postulated as the sources of this variability. When coupled with ancillary postcourse data, these results support the conclusion that students' interpersonal coping skills were improved by the experience. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be addressed to the first author |
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