Children's methods of coping with stress: a twin study of genetic and environmental influences

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Genetic factors, and shared and unshared environmental factors differentially impact the coping strategies used by monozygotic and zygotic children. Heritability accounts for the reliable variance in coping variables, such as Self-Soothe, Use of Distraction, Use of Parents and number of Problem-focused coping alternatives generated. Shared environment shows impact on only one variable, Emotion-focused alternatives generated, while unshared environment influences the Use of Peers and the Problem-Solve variables, suggesting a nonsignificant role of environmental factors.

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Stress and psychopathology in children and adolescents: is there evidence of specificity?

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Research findings do not support specificity in childhood stress and psychopathology. Stressors studied included marital conflict, divorce, abuse, and exposure to violence. Implications for theory-driven specificity research are examined.

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Stress, emotional skill and illness in children: the importance of distinguishing between children's and parent's reports of illness

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The relationship between stress and illness was studied using 92 children between the ages of ten and thirteen. There was found to be a relationship between the two whether the illness was reported by parents or child.

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