TY - JOUR
T1 - "then it will be good"
T2 - Negative life events and resilience in ugandan youth
AU - Wilkens, Natalie
AU - Sallquist, Julie
AU - Eisenberg, Nancy
N1 - Funding Information:
Nancy Eisenberg’s work on the manuscript was partially funded by a grant from NIMH.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - Youths (N = 57; mean age = 13.83 years) residing near Tororo, Uganda, were interviewed to obtain quantitative and qualitative data pertaining to negative life events, adjustment problems, coping, social support, self-worth, and hope. On average, they experienced nearly half of the 22 negative life events assessed. The experience of negative life events related positively to internalizing problems and negatively to social support and self-worth. Coping strategies (problem-focused, positive reframing, avoidance, and support-seeking) were positively associated with hope. Problem-focused coping was negatively related to externalizing problems. Furthermore, social support was positively associated with coping strategies, self-worth, and hope and was negatively related to adjustment problems. The qualitative data shed light on the difficult events the youths endured and what types of coping strategies they used. Ultimately, interviews suggested that youths experienced many negative events, but they remained optimistic.
AB - Youths (N = 57; mean age = 13.83 years) residing near Tororo, Uganda, were interviewed to obtain quantitative and qualitative data pertaining to negative life events, adjustment problems, coping, social support, self-worth, and hope. On average, they experienced nearly half of the 22 negative life events assessed. The experience of negative life events related positively to internalizing problems and negatively to social support and self-worth. Coping strategies (problem-focused, positive reframing, avoidance, and support-seeking) were positively associated with hope. Problem-focused coping was negatively related to externalizing problems. Furthermore, social support was positively associated with coping strategies, self-worth, and hope and was negatively related to adjustment problems. The qualitative data shed light on the difficult events the youths endured and what types of coping strategies they used. Ultimately, interviews suggested that youths experienced many negative events, but they remained optimistic.
KW - Uganda
KW - coping
KW - externalizing
KW - hope
KW - internalizing
KW - life events
KW - social support
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U2 - 10.1177/0743558410391259
DO - 10.1177/0743558410391259
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:80053593201
SN - 0743-5584
VL - 26
SP - 766
EP - 796
JO - Journal of Adolescent Research
JF - Journal of Adolescent Research
IS - 6
ER -