by Willow Yuen-Shan Chan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-108). / Text in English; abstract also in Chinese. / by Willow Yuen-Shan Chan. / Acknowledgment --- p.ii / Abstract --- p.iii / List of tables --- p.viii / List of figures --- p.ix / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background and Problem of the Investigation --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Investigation --- p.2 / Chapter 1.3 --- Significance of the Investigation --- p.2 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- Adolescent Stress --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Various types of stress in adolescence --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Adolescent Problems --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2 --- Adolescent Coping --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Coping in the Anticipation Stage of Exam --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Gender Differences in Coping --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- The Relationship between Achievement and Coping --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Effectiveness of Coping on Adaptational Outcomes --- p.11 / Chapter 2.3 --- Personal and Situational Factors in Relation to Coping --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Personal Factors in Relation to Coping --- p.13 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Situational Appraisals in Relation to Coping --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4 --- Multivariate Models of Coping --- p.21 / Chapter 2.5 --- The COPE Inventory --- p.21 / Chapter 2.6 --- Summary of Literature Review --- p.24 / Chapter CHAPTER 3: --- THE PRESENT INVESTIGATION --- p.27 / Chapter 3.1 --- The Present Investigation --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2 --- The rationale of investigation --- p.28 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- STUDY I: VALIDATION OF CONSTRUCTS --- p.29 / Chapter 4.1 --- The aim of study 1 --- p.29 / Chapter 4.2 --- Method --- p.30 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Subjects --- p.30 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Measures --- p.30 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Procedures --- p.34 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.34 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Descriptive and Psychometric Properties of Scales --- p.35 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Exam Stress and Coping in the Anticipation of Public Exam --- p.37 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Exploratory Factor Analysis --- p.38 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Evaluation of Single Latent Construct Measurement Models --- p.41 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Evaluation of Measurement Models --- p.45 / Chapter 4.4 --- DISCUSSION --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Exam Stress --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Coping in the Anticipation of Public Exam --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Psychometric Characteristics of Constructs --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- "Conceptual Differences of Family versus. Friend Support, and Internal versus External Outcome Controllability" --- p.48 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- STUDY II: MODELING AND GENDER AND SCHOOL BAND DIFFERENCES --- p.49 / Chapter 5.1 --- Framework of study II --- p.49 / Chapter 5.2 --- Three Hypothesized Coping Models --- p.49 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- The Additive Coping Model --- p.50 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- The Mediational Coping Model --- p.50 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- The Full Coping Model --- p.51 / Chapter 5.3 --- The Aim of Study II --- p.51 / Chapter 5.4 --- Method --- p.52 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- Subjects --- p.52 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- Procedures and Measures --- p.53 / Chapter 5.5 --- Results --- p.53 / Chapter 5.5.1 --- The Three Hypothesized Coping Models --- p.53 / Chapter 5.5.2 --- "Gender and School Band Differences in Coping, Support Resources, Situational Appraisals and Psychological Distress" --- p.62 / Chapter 5.5.3 --- Full Coping Model by Gender and by School Band --- p.65 / Chapter 5.6 --- Discussion --- p.73 / Chapter 5.6.1 --- The Transactional Model of Coping --- p.73 / Chapter 5.6.2 --- The Important Influences of Dispositional Traits and Situational Appraisals on Coping and Psychological Distress --- p.74 / Chapter 5.6.3 --- Gender and School Band Differences --- p.75 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- STUDY III: LONGITUDINAL STUDY --- p.79 / Chapter 6.1 --- Framework of Study III --- p.79 / Chapter 6.2 --- The Aim of Study III --- p.79 / Chapter 6.3 --- Method --- p.80 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- Subjects --- p.80 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Procedures and Measures --- p.80 / Chapter 6.4 --- Results --- p.81 / Chapter 6.4.1 --- Casual Relations of Time 1 Coping Constructs and Other Constructs on Time2 Psychological Distress --- p.82 / Chapter 6.4.2 --- Casual Relations of Time 1 Psychological Distress and Other Constructs on Time 2 Coping Constructs --- p.84 / Chapter 6.5 --- Discussion --- p.90 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- Effectiveness of Coping --- p.90 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- Causal Directionality of Coping and Distress --- p.90 / Chapter CHAPTER 7: --- GENERAL DISCUSSION --- p.91 / Chapter 7.1 --- discussion --- p.92 / Chapter 7.1.1 --- Coping as Mediator --- p.92 / Chapter 7.1.2 --- Effectiveness of Active Problem-focused Coping --- p.92 / Chapter 7.1.3 --- Effects of Dispositional Traits --- p.93 / Chapter 7.1.4 --- "Differential Effects of Internal and External Outcome Beliefs, and Family and Friend Support Resources on Coping" --- p.94 / Chapter 7.1.5 --- The Predominant Effect of Causal Influence from Coping to Distress --- p.95 / Chapter 7.2 --- Implications for Intervention --- p.96 / Chapter 7.3 --- Limitations --- p.97 / REFERENCES --- p.98 / Appendix A Sample items of questionnaires for investigation / Appendix B Reliabilities of various scales in pilot study / "Appendix C Tables in Study I, II and III" / Appendix D Figures in Study III
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322397 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Contributors | Chan, Willow Yuen-Shan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Education. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, ix, 108 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Coverage | China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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