Exploring the Links Between Coping Strategies, Emotional Intelligence, and Age in Adolescents with Neuromotor Disabilities.
Background/Objectives: The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and coping strategies used by adolescents with disabilities, on the one hand to understand how emotional skills influence stress management and everyday challenges and, on the other hand, consi...
| Publicado en: | Children Vol. 11; no. 12; pp. 1466 - 1479 |
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MDPI
Dec2024
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=181941811&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 181941811 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 22279067 LW6K jtl: Children issn: 22279067 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Dec2024 vid: 11 iid: 12 pid: 97109 pub: MDPI artinfo: ui: 181941811 181941811 181941811 10.3390/children11121466 181941811 ppf: 1466 ppct: 13 formats: tig: atl: Exploring the Links Between Coping Strategies, Emotional Intelligence, and Age in Adolescents with Neuromotor Disabilities. aug: au: Cioca, Ioana Elena Morcov, Maria Veronica Sporea, Corina Apostol, Oana Alina Pellegrini, Angelo Bordea, Elena-Nicoleta affil: Faculty of Midwifery and Nursing, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", 37 Dionisie Lupu Street, 020021 Bucharest, Romania sug: subj: Coping Romania Emotional Intelligence Age Factors Nervous System Diseases In Adolescence Motor Skills Disorders In Adolescence Children with Disabilities Emotions Stress Management Adaptation, Psychological Interpersonal Relations Emotional Regulation Human Cross Sectional Studies Romania Adolescence Questionnaires Purposive Sample Male Female Adolescent: 13-18 years Male Female ab: Background/Objectives: The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between emotional intelligence and coping strategies used by adolescents with disabilities, on the one hand to understand how emotional skills influence stress management and everyday challenges and, on the other hand, considering that it could help specialists to develop interventions and educational programs that support the improvement of emotional skills and coping strategies among adolescents with disabilities. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 100 Romanian adolescents with neuromotor disabilities aged 13 to 18 years (M = 15.2) divided into three groups according to the stages of adolescence: Group 1 (13 years—46 respondents), Group 2 (14 to 17 years—26 respondents), and Group 3 (18 years—28 respondents). They completed a questionnaire that assessed the emotional intelligence of the adolescents (positive impression, interpersonal, intrapersonal, stress management, adaptability, and general mood) as well as another one that assessed the possible cognitive emotional coping strategies (e.g., "blame self", "acceptance", "rumination", "positive refocusing", "refocus on planning", "positive reappraisal", "putting into perspective", "catastrophizing", and "blaming others") that they may adopt in managing life situations related to their health problem. Results: Group 3 has significantly higher scores than Group 2 on the Interpersonal subscale and also significantly higher scores than Group 1 on the Stress management. Our analysis also revealed significant correlations between adaptive coping strategies and emotional intelligence domains across all groups, with positive associations between acceptance and stress management, as well as between positive refocusing and adaptability. Regression analysis identified adaptive coping strategies as significant predictors of emotional intelligence, explaining 29% of its variance. Conclusions: Our findings underscore the critical importance of targeted interventions to enhance emotional regulation and adaptive coping strategies in adolescents with neuromotor disabilities. By focusing on strengthening emotional intelligence and tailoring interventions to developmental stages, these programs can promote better emotional and social functioning, particularly in challenging situations. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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