Coping strategies between gender, academic streams and age groups in a sample of Singaporean adolescents
This study presents data on the ways a sample of Gan Eng Seng School pupils choose to cope with their problems and the effectiveness of the school support system in meeting the needs of the pupils. A sample of 151 pupils from Secondary One and Three, Express and Normal (Academic) streams completed t...
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| Format: | Theses and Dissertations |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14065 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | This study presents data on the ways a sample of Gan Eng Seng School pupils choose to cope with their problems and the effectiveness of the school support system in meeting the needs of the pupils. A sample of 151 pupils from Secondary One and Three, Express and Normal (Academic) streams completed the Adolescent Coping Scale (ACS: Frydenberg and Lewis, 1993) which yields data on eighteen potential coping scales. Forty pupils -five girls and five boys from each stream and each level were picked on a random basis for an in-depth interview that comprised a series of questions on three areas of concern - family, school and peers. The association between coping styles and gender, academic streams and age were studied. The school support system- the Pupil Welfare Department and its programmes- were also assessed to evaluate its effectiveness and the pupils' perception of it as a possible source of support in meeting their coping needs. |
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