Katherine Skala Dortch, Jennifer Gay, Andrew Springer, Harold W Kohl, Shreela Sharma, Debra Saxton, Kim Wilson, Deanna Hoelscher
The association between sport participation and dietary behaviors among fourth graders in the school physical activity and nutrition survey, 2009-2010
American journal of health promotion : AJHP
confronted stress adults tend respond primary control coping trying change stressful circumstances secondary control coping trying adjust circumstances relinquished control trying neither change circumstances adjust applying notion children asked 6 9 12yearolds recall stressful episodes involving six different situations e g separation medical stress school failure describe responded instance responses coded primary secondary coping relinquished control responses indicated reports active coping 35 descriptions involved relinquished control styles coping however differed across situations school failure evoking high levels primary coping medical stress high levels secondary coping styles also differed age age increased selfreports primary coping declined secondary coping increased particularly stressful medical circumstances overall results suggest elementaryschool children report cope everyday stress coping approaches influenced situational constraints cognitive development