Chinese school adolescents' stress experience and coping strategies: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress in adolescence is associated with adverse mental health outcomes. Coping resources have been proved by literature to have buffering effects on the impact of stress on mental health. It is imperative to understand the stress and coping strategies of adolescents. However, to date, there has been a scarce of qualitative examination of stress and coping strategies in adolescents in a Chinese population.

Objectives

This study aimed to understand the stress experience and coping strategies of high school students in China.

Methods

This study adopted a qualitative design involving three focus group interviews. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit high school students who were enrolled in grades 10 to 11, and their teachers, at a Chinese high scho

SUBMITTER: Zhou X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10064594 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature