Wybrane zasoby osobiste a strategie radzenia sobie ze stresem u nastolatków

The aim of this study was to examine relationship between coping strategies with stressful situations and the selected personal resources: the sense of controllability of this situation and the self-efficacy. 451 adolescents were investigated (278 girls and 173 boys) with Ways of Coping Questionnaire by Uchnast (1995), Sense of Controllability Scale and Survey by E. Talik and The Self-Efficacy Scale by Juczyński (2001). Results show that adolescents with high level of the sense of controllability more frequently choose strategies as follows: confrontational coping, problem solving and accepting responsibility. There are no significant differences between adolescents with different level of the sense of controllability regarding strategies as follows: self-controlling, seeking social support, distancing and escape-avoidance. Whereas adolescents with high level of the sense of self-efficacy more frequently choose problem solving strategy. Adolescents with low level of the sense of self-efficacy more frequently choose strategies as follows: distancing and escape-avoidance. There are no significant differences between adolescents with different level of the sense of self- -efficacy regarding strategies as follows: seeking social support, accepting responsibility and confrontational coping.