Comparative analysis reveals that stress and coping strategies differ between adolescents based on mental health, suggesting the role of psychodynamic constructs.
Key Points
Adolescents with mental health problems experience higher stress and rely on dysfunctional coping strategies, highlighting significant differences.
Regression analyses indicated that impairments in personality structure predict heightened stress and dysfunctional coping, especially in the clinical group.
Psychodynamic conflicts show specific associations with stress domains, notably guilt conflict linked to school-family stress and passive oedipal conflict predicting romantic stress.
Functional coping among healthy adolescents correlates with fewer attachment impairments, indicating a protective effect of healthy relationships.