Toward a Lifespan Theory of Coping Development

doi:10.1017/9781108917230.004

2 - Toward a Lifespan Theory of Coping Development

A Social Ecological Approach

from Part I - Theoretical Perspectives on the Development of Coping

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 June 2023

Carolyn Aldwin ,

Maria Kurth ,

Austin Brockmann and

Hye Soo Lee

Edited by

Ellen A. Skinner and

Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck

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Ellen A. Skinner: Affiliation:
Portland State University
Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck: Affiliation:
Griffith University, Queensland

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Coping is critical for adaptation across the lifespan. However, our knowledge of how it develops is limited by the fact that most coping theories concentrate on particular life stages. The purpose of this review is to examine similarities in theories across the lifespan to identify overlapping issues that could inform a lifespan theory of coping. Generally, individuals develop more positive and efficacious ways of coping as they age, with noted individual differences. Individuals may revert back to earlier strategies when facing new traumas or transitions. Coping is embedded within social contexts. In childhood, coping is scaffolded by parents, caregivers, and teachers, transitioning to peer influence in adolescence. In adulthood, dyadic coping within couples becomes central, although its influences on coping trajectories is largely unknown. A lifespan theory of coping should address plasticity, individual differences, social contextual, and increases in situational specificity and coping efficacy for better energy and resource management.

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Coping trajectories coping efficacy dyadic coping social context developmental plasticity

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