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21 - Autonomy, Self-Determination, and the Development of Coping in Adolescence

from Part V - Social Contexts and the Development of Coping

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 June 2023

By
Stijn Van Petegem ,
Nele Flamant ,
Bart Soenens  and
Maarten Vansteenkiste
Edited by
Ellen A. Skinner  and
Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck
Ellen A. Skinner
Affiliation:
Portland State University
Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck
Affiliation:
Griffith University, Queensland
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In this chapter, we argue that autonomy-related developmental processes are key for a more complete and deep-level understanding of the development of coping. We first discuss the critical role of autonomy in psychosocial growth, not only during adolescence but also throughout the lifespan. Then, we consider how autonomy-relevant experiences, and autonomy frustration in particular, trigger specific coping responses, and we discuss the developmental patterns of these coping responses and their implications for individuals’ psychosocial development. We then review how situation-specific characteristics of individuals’ context (e.g., the social domain and the degree of autonomy support in the situation) have implications for the unfolding of a coping episode. The chapters ends by discussing how proximal figures in one’s social context (with a particular focus on parents) can foster more adaptive and flexible coping, and how self-determination and mindfulness also serve as critical coping resources.

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autonomyself-determinationadolescencecopingdevelopmentcontrol
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The Cambridge Handbook of the Development of Coping , pp. 510 - 537
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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