School Stress Coping Styles and Self-Esteem Interconnections in Adolescence

Abstract

The aim of this investigation is to analyse the interconnections of coping of school stress styles and self-esteem. Comparison of coping styles of adolescents with high, average and low self-esteem is made in the article. Results show that adolescents with higher self-esteem more often use problem solving way and adaptive avoidance way of coping with school stress in comparison with adolescents with lower self-esteem.