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ing strategies, health and well-being of young people psihosocialno zdravje v otroštvu in v mladosti | psychosocial health in childhood and youth
in Slovenia
Maja Krajnc
Secondary school of Electrical Engeneering and Computer Science Maribor,
Smetanova 6, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Introduction: Coping with everyday problems is an important aspect of an in-
dividual's response to social environment. Past research indicated that young
people in Slovenia deal with their problems mainly by seeking help of others,
but they also employ proactive strategy, while some are passive and use avoid-
ance strategy. In addition, previous research in other countries has shown that
coping strategies are an important determinant of health and well-being of ad-
olescents, although their role among young people in Slovenia has not yet been
systematically examined. The purpose of our research was to examine wheth-
er coping strategies among young people in Slovenia are related to their health
and well-being.
Methods: We analysed representative survey data of Slovenian sample from
Youth 2010 study, consisting of young people aged 15-29. We examined four
indicators of health and well-being: self-rated health, satisfaction with life, fre-
quency of experiencing stress and the perception of meaning of life.
Results: Results showed that avoidance and aggression strategies were associ-
ated with poorer outcomes, while proactive strategy and the seeking help of
others were not related with examined outcomes.
Conclusion: On the basis of our results, we provide future avenues of research,
as well as several possible measures for those working with the young popula-
tion and for youth's parents.
Keywords: young people, coping strategies, health, well-being
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in Slovenia
Maja Krajnc
Secondary school of Electrical Engeneering and Computer Science Maribor,
Smetanova 6, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia
Introduction: Coping with everyday problems is an important aspect of an in-
dividual's response to social environment. Past research indicated that young
people in Slovenia deal with their problems mainly by seeking help of others,
but they also employ proactive strategy, while some are passive and use avoid-
ance strategy. In addition, previous research in other countries has shown that
coping strategies are an important determinant of health and well-being of ad-
olescents, although their role among young people in Slovenia has not yet been
systematically examined. The purpose of our research was to examine wheth-
er coping strategies among young people in Slovenia are related to their health
and well-being.
Methods: We analysed representative survey data of Slovenian sample from
Youth 2010 study, consisting of young people aged 15-29. We examined four
indicators of health and well-being: self-rated health, satisfaction with life, fre-
quency of experiencing stress and the perception of meaning of life.
Results: Results showed that avoidance and aggression strategies were associ-
ated with poorer outcomes, while proactive strategy and the seeking help of
others were not related with examined outcomes.
Conclusion: On the basis of our results, we provide future avenues of research,
as well as several possible measures for those working with the young popula-
tion and for youth's parents.
Keywords: young people, coping strategies, health, well-being
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