Moderation and Mediation Effects of Coping by Chinese American and European American Adolescents

• DOI: 10.3200/gntp.166.1.16-44
• Publication Date: 2007-04-12T18:42:20Z
• Authors: Paul E. Jose; Carol S. Huntsinger
• Keywords: Moderation; Chinese americans; Moderated mediation

The authors asked 55 second-generation Chinese American adolescents (M age = 16.8 years) and 58 European 17.0 to complete self-report measures of stress levels, use coping strategies, psychological outcomes, grades. reported higher levels everyday life event (e.g., from schoolwork), more depression, grade point averages. Problem-focused avoidance-coping behaviors moderated the effect on negative adjustment for youth but not youth. Path analysis showed that avoidance behavior partially mediated stress-to-negative relationship Stress was associated with lower grades in youth, found no association