Interrelation between Assessments of Child-Parental Interaction and Coping Strategies of “Most at Risk” Adolescents

Abstract

The article presents a theoretical and an empirical research of problems of coping behavior among most at risk adolescents; it describes the interrelation between assessments of child-parental interaction and coping strategies of most at risk adolescents. The 41 teenagers from the “risk group” aged from 12 to 16, studying in 7-10 classes of different educational organ-izations in Irkutsk took part in this research. The “Method of primary diagnosis and identifi-cation of children from the “risk group” (M.I. Rozhkov, M.A. Kovalchuk), the questionnaire “Coping Strategies” (R. Lazarus) and the questionnaire “Parent-Child Interaction” (I.M. Markovskaya) were used in our research. The authors identified that most at risk adolescents show the coping strategies of emotional distancing from the problem situation; they rarely seek for support and understanding from parents. Ineffective child-parental interaction ap-pears in the lack of self-control in adolescents. The obtained results made a conclusion that it is necessary to carry out the psychoeducational correctional work in order to harmonize the child-parental interrelation between most at risk adolescents and their parents, and to make constructive coping strategies and self-discipline. The article is intended for teachers-psychologists and psychologists-consultants.