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Coping, emotion regulation, and psychopathology in childhood and adolescence: A meta-analysis and narrative review.
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In this meta-analytic and narrative review, we examine several overarching issues related to the study of coping, emotion regulation, and internalizing and externalizing symptoms of psychopathology in childhood and adolescence, including the conceptualization and measurement of these constructs. We report a quantitative meta-analysis of 212 studies (N = 80,850 participants) that measured the associations between coping and emotion regulation with symptoms of internalizing and externalizing psychopathology. Within the meta-analysis we address the association of broad domains of coping and emotion regulation (e.g., total coping, emotion regulation), intermediate factors of coping and emotion regulation (e.g., primary control coping, secondary control coping), and specific coping and emotion regulation strategies (e.g., emotional expression, cognitive reappraisal) with internalizing and externalizing symptoms. For cross-sectional studies, which made up the majority of studies included, we examine 3 potential moderators: age, measure quality, and single versus multiple informants. Finally, we separately consider findings from longitudinal studies as these provide stronger tests of the effects. After accounting for publication bias, findings indicate that the broad domain of emotion regulation and adaptive coping and the factors of primary control coping and secondary control coping are related to lower levels of symptoms of psychopathology. Further, the domain of maladaptive coping, the factor of disengagement coping, and the strategies of emotional suppression, avoidance, and denial are related to higher levels of symptoms of psychopathology. Finally, we offer a critique of the current state of the field and outline an agenda for future research. (PsycINFO Database Record
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“Preliminary evidence suggests those who employ a greater variety of adaptive coping strategies report reduced anxiety and depression, and increased psychological functioning and self-efficacy (Compas et al., 2017; Suhr et al., 2017).”
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“As confirmed in a recent meta-analysis of 212 studies (80,850 participants), avoidant coping strategies such as disengagement, emotional suppression, and denial were associated with concurrent and subsequent psychopathology (Compas et al. 2017).”
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“Emotion regulation is a well-established factor that is linked to behavioral health and mental health, including substance use and mood and anxiety disorders [24].”
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“suppression and rumination have been positively associated (Aldao, Nolen-Hoeksema, & Schweizer, 2010; Compas et al., 2017; Hu et al., 2014; Prefit, Candea, & Szentagotai-Tatar, 2019; Seligowski, Lee, Bardeen, & Orcutt, 2015), and reappraisal has been negatively associated (Aldao et al., 2010; Hu et al., 2014; Prefit et al., 2019; but see Seligowski et al., 2015) with psychopathology.”
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“suppression and rumination have been positively associated (Aldao, Nolen-Hoeksema, & Schweizer, 2010; Compas et al., 2017; Hu et al., 2014; Prefit, Candea, & Szentagotai-Tatar, 2019; Seligowski, Lee, Bardeen, & Orcutt, 2015), and reappraisal has been negatively associated (Aldao et al., 2010; Hu et al., 2014; Prefit et al., 2019; but see Seligowski et al., 2015) with psychopathology.”
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“Broader measures of emotion regulation, such as difficulties (Prefit et al., 2019; Seligowski et al., 2015) and abilities (Compas et al., 2017), have also shown consistent associations with internalizing and externalizing symptoms.”
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“A great deal of research has well documented that cognitive reappraisal is signi fi cantly and positively associated with higher levels of psychological well-being (Hu et al., 2014) and lower levels of psychopathological symptoms (Compas et al., 2017; Sch¨afer et al., 2017).”
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Guo, P., Zou, C.-Y., An, N., Huang, J.-P., Yang, J., & Lu, Q.-Y. (2023) · Oral Diseases · doi:10.1111/odi.14634 · Cited by 13
Alvis, L. M., Douglas, R. D., Oosterhoff, B., Gaylord-Harden, N., & Kaplow, J. (2023) · Journal of Traumatic Stress · doi:10.1002/jts.22927 · Cited by 13
“Although some research suggests forms of emotional suppression can be adaptive in response to discrimination (Park et al., 2018), emotional suppression has been consistently associated with poor adjustment across multiple domains of functioning in youth of color (Compas et al., 2017).”
BackgroundCserép, M., Szabó, B., Tóth‐Heyn, P., Szabo, A. J., & Szumska, I. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph192316077 · Cited by 18
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“We thus hypothesize that adolescents can work through painful emotions by shifting from a stance of emotional avoidance to one of positive and wishful thinking; this change would represent a transition of adolescent’s emotion-focused coping skills from maladaptive-external to suboptimal-internal [52].”
BackgroundDing, F., Wang, X., Cheng, C., He, J., Zhao, H.-F., Wu, D.-X., & Yao, S. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.736887 · Cited by 13
Coping Trajectories and the Health-Related Quality of Life of Childhood Cancer Survivors
Fisher, R. S., Sharp, K. M. H., Prussien, K. V., Himelhoch, A. C., Murphy, L. K., Rodríguez, E. M., Young‐Saleme, T., Vannatta, K. A., Compas, B. E., & Gerhardt, C. A. (2021) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsab017 · Cited by 20
“This model proposes three coping responses: primary control coping, secondary control coping, and disengagement as described in prior work (Compas et al., 2014; Compas et al., 2017; Rudolph et al., 1995).”
BackgroundMethodSelf-citationJones, S. K., Killoren, S. E., Kline, G. C., Alfaro, E. C., Chavez, F. L. C., & Salinas, E. (2021) · Journal of Family Issues · doi:10.1177/0192513x21994135 · Cited by 20
“Coping strategies can be adaptive (problemfocused) and maladaptive (co-rumination; Compas et al., 2017; Rose, 2002).”
BackgroundMurray, R. J., Apazoglou, K., Celen, Z., Dayer, A. G., Aubry, J., Ville, D. V. D., Vuilleumier, P. O., & Piguet, C. (2020) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2020.09.122 · Cited by 20
Strong, Z. H., & McMain, E. M. (2020) · Northwest Journal of Teacher Education · doi:10.15760/nwjte.2020.15.2.6 · Cited by 15
“Students may be inclined to cope with social and emotional tensions, trauma, and discrimination in ways that can bring further harm, such as impulsive retaliating, social withdrawal, negative self-beliefs, and self-medicating with alcohol/drugs (Compas et al., 2017).”
BackgroundMeasuring psychological flexibility in youth with type 1 diabetes
Berlin, K. S., Keenan, M., Cook, J. L., Ankney, R. L., Klages, K. L., Semenkovich, K. A., Rybak, T., Banks, G. G., Alemzadeh, R., & Eddington, A. (2020) · Pediatric Diabetes · doi:10.1111/pedi.13110 · Cited by 13
“psychological symptoms, while disengagement coping, which includes avoidance, is consistently related to higher psychological distress symptoms.(20) These findings highlight controlled processes, known to be more readily changed than automatic processes through interventions, such as ACT, that teach teaching skills fo…”
BackgroundMyerberg, L. B., Rabinowitz, J. A., Reynolds, M., & Drabick, D. A. G. (2019) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1007/s10964-019-01053-8 · Cited by 13
Vreeland, A., Bettis, A. H., Reising, M. M., Dunbar, J. P., Watson, K. H., Gruhn, M. A., & Compas, B. (2019) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1007/s10964-019-01033-y · Cited by 13
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Executive Functioning and Depressive Symptoms after Cancer: The Mediating Role of Coping
Radin, A., Ganz, P. A., Van Dyk, K., Stanton, A. L., & Bower, J. E. (2021) · Psychosomatic Medicine · doi:10.1097/psy.0000000000000926 · Cited by 12
“Emotion regulation is the process by which individuals influence their emotional experience—including what emotions they have and how they experience and express them (18)—and overlaps with coping in its focus on management of emotion (19).”
BackgroundHutchison, M., Russell, B. S., Starkweather, A. R., & Gans, K. M. (2023) · Journal of Child and Family Studies · doi:10.1007/s10826-022-02448-1 · Cited by 12
“…Center, Rochester, NY 14620, USA 3 School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA 12 34 56 78 90 () ;,: 12 34 56 78 90 (); ,: strategy use, reduced self-efficacy and increased depression and anxiety symptoms (Carthy et al., 2010; Compas et al., 2017; Ehring et al., 2010).”
BackgroundKudinova, A. Y., Bettis, A. H., Thompson, E. C., Thomas, S. A., Nesi, J., Erguder, L., MacPherson, H. A., Burke, T. A., & Wolff, J. C. (2022) · Child & Youth Care Forum · doi:10.1007/s10566-021-09641-1 · Cited by 12
Self-citationKato, K., Matsumoto, Y., & Hirano, Y. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.895086 · Cited by 12
Dibaj, I. S., Tørmoen, A. J., Klungsøyr, O., Morken, K. T. E., Haga, E., Dymbe, K. J., & Mehlum, L. I. (2024) · European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · doi:10.1007/s00787-024-02602-8 · Cited by 13
“…referring to “pat-terns of emotional experience or expression that interfere with goal-directed activity” [1], is associated with increased risks of deliberate self-harm [DSH; nonfatal self-injury with or without suicidal intent [2] and lower quality of life and functioning in adulthood [3].”
Vasseleu, E., Neilsen‐Hewett, C., & Howard, S. J. (2024) · Journal of Research in Childhood Education · doi:10.1080/02568543.2024.2396907 · Cited by 14
“…risk of peer victimization; Blandon et al., 2010; Robson et al., 2020; Smithers et al., 2018), and psychological wellbeing (e.g., lower rates of internalizing and externalizing difficulties, higher stress tolerance and resilience; Buckner et al., 2009; Compas et al., 2017; Robson et al., 2020).”
Ohashi, Y.-G. B., Rodman, A. M., & McLaughlin, K. A. (2024) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2024.104551 · Cited by 13
Resilience in residential care: A qualitative study based on the voices of adolescents
Pinheiro, M., Magalhães, E., & Baptista, J. (2024) · Children and youth services review · doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107694 · Cited by 12
Grummitt, L. R., Kelly, E. V., Newton, N. C., Stapinski, L. A., Lawler, S., Prior, K., & Barrett, E. L. (2023) · Child Abuse & Neglect · doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106534 · Cited by 15
Ning, K., Gondek, D., Pereira, S. M. P., & Lacey, R. E. (2023) · European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · doi:10.1007/s00787-023-02289-3 · Cited by 11
Scarzello, D. (2023) · Children · doi:10.3390/children10091498 · Cited by 14
Paetzold, I., Schick, A., Rauschenberg, C., Hirjak, D., Banaschewski, T., Meyer‐Lindenberg, A., Boehnke, J. R., Boecking, B., & Reininghaus, U. (2023) · Behaviour Research and Therapy · doi:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104367 · Cited by 14
Dibaj, I. S., Tørmoen, A. J., Klungsøyr, O., Haga, E., & Mehlum, L. I. (2023) · Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1177/13591045231177374 · Cited by 17
“Both emotional dysregulation and self-harm peak in adolescence (Plener et al., 2015; Compas et al., 2017), and a growing recognition of this disorder ’ s validity in adolescents has corresponded to an increase in clinical trials for BPD youth (Wong et al., 2020).”
BackgroundFossum, I. N., Orm, S., Andersen, P. N., Geurts, H. M., Øie, M. G., & Skogli, E. W. (2023) · Developmental Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/87565641.2023.2206663 · Cited by 12
“, coping/mastery) is important for whether or not someone develops psychopathology (Compas et al., 2017).”
BackgroundSantos, L., da Silva, D. R., Pinheiro, M. R., & Rijo, D. (2023) · Journal of Research on Adolescence · doi:10.1111/jora.12843 · Cited by 12
Wang, Z., Jiang, B., Wang, X., Niu, Y., & Xue, H. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.915042 · Cited by 18
Holzman, J. B., Kennedy, S. M., Grassie, H. L., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2022) · Clinical Psychology Review · doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102174 · Cited by 12
Swerdlow, B. A., Sandel, D. B., Pearlstein, J., & Johnson, S. L. (2022) · Affective Science · doi:10.1007/s42761-022-00108-7 · Cited by 12
“Consistent with prior research on need for regulation and hedonic motives, for example, higher momentary HAN was associated with greater use of any emotion regulation strategy in our data (e.g., Compas et al., 2017; DixonGordon et al., 2015).”
ResultChildren experiencing sadness: Coping strategies and attachment relationships
Saija, E., Ioverno, S., Baiocco, R., & Pallini, S. (2022) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-022-02771-2 · Cited by 12
“A meta-analytical review on coping and emotion regulation (Compas et al., 2017) showed that this approach is limited in identifying alternative coping strategies and hierarchical structures of such strategies.”
BackgroundInfluentialDoom, J. R., Rozenman, M. S., Fox, K. R., Phu, T., Subar, A. R., Seok, D., & Rivera, K. M. (2021) · Development and Psychopathology · doi:10.1017/s0954579421000559 · Cited by 21
“It was found, in a large and scoping metaanalysis and narrative review across over 200 studies and nearly 81,000 youth (Compas et al., 2017), that emotion regulation and coping skills were associated with lower symptoms of internalizing psychopathology, whereas emotional suppression, avoidance, and denial were each re…”
BackgroundMasters, M. R., Zimmer‐Gembeck, M. J., Farrell, L. J., & Modecki, K. L. (2021) · Applied Developmental Science · doi:10.1080/10888691.2021.1990060 · Cited by 15
“…other stressors, and many survey-based correlational and longitudinal studies have shown that individual ways of responding are linked to symptoms of psychopathology, including having links to social anxiety (for reviews see Compas et al., 2017; Zeman et al., 2006; Zimmer-Gembeck & Skinner, 2016).”
BackgroundInfluentialRivers, A. S., Russon, J., Winston-Lindeboom, P., Ruan-Iu, L., & Diamond, G. (2021) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1007/s10964-021-01524-x · Cited by 12
Slovák, P., Ford, B. Q., Widen, S. C., Roquet, C. D., Theofanopoulou, N., Gross, J. J., Hankin, B. L., & Klasnja, P. (2021) · JMIR Research Protocols · doi:10.2196/28914 · Cited by 13
“In contrast, adaptive emotion regulation in childhood is associated with better mental [5-7] and physical health [8-10].”
BackgroundMethodBrain circuitry underlying the ABC model of anxiety
Bystritsky, A., Spivak, N. M., Dang, B. H., Becerra, S. A., Distler, M. G., Jordan, S. E., & Kuhn, T. P. (2021) · Journal of Psychiatric Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.03.030 · Cited by 19
Mother-Daughter Mutual Arousal Escalation and Emotion Regulation in Adolescence
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Resilience Resources Scale: A brief resilience measure validated with undergraduate students
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“the ability to respond effectively is crucial to adaptation throughout the lifespan.(10,13) Resilience is the process of”
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Getting under the skin: Maternal social coaching and adolescent peer adjustment
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“, symptoms and competence) with the same instrument may incorporate the risk of a shared method variance [45, 46].”
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“In particular, maladaptive coping in general and the strategies of emotional avoidance, suppression, and denial have all been associated with higher levels of psychopathological symptoms in adolescents (Compas et al., 2017).”
BackgroundRentzios, C., Kamtsios, S., & Karagiannopoulou, E. (2019) · Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease · doi:10.1097/nmd.0000000000001027 · Cited by 12
“Although both strategies (reappraisal and suppression) are perceived by the individuals as effective regulation efforts, the majority of research suggests that reappraisal is more adaptive (Compas et al., 2017; Rottweiler et al., 2018; Webb et al., 2012), whereas suppression is related to undesirable outcomes (John an…”
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“Previous research has shown that stress often manifests as physical symptoms in youth, particularly under conditions of psychological pressure [32, 33].”
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“While less frequent use of CR has also been found in studies of children with ADHD [12, 13].”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Compas, B. E., Jaser, S. S., Bettis, A. H., Watson, K. H., Gruhn, M. A., Dunbar, J. P., Williams, E., & Thigpen, J. C.
- Affiliations
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- ORCID
- Venue
- Psychological Bulletin
- Published
- 2017-09
- Volume
- 143
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 939-991
- ISSN
- 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1455
- PMC
- PMC7310319
- OpenAlex
- W2626086283
- Cited by
- 1,555
- References
- 396
- Citations by year
- 2026: 300 · 2025: 273 · 2024: 215 · 2023: 181 · 2022: 173 · 2021: 169 · 2020: 135 · 2019: 69 · 2018: 32 · 2017: 6
- FWCI
- 10.10
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01 MH100258 and T32 MH018921)
- National Cancer Institute (R01 CA118332)
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DP3 DK097678)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Keywords
- coping, emotion regulation, child psychopathology, adolescent psychopathology, internalizing problems, externalizing problems, cognitive reappraisal, emotional expression, disengagement coping, emotional suppression, avoidance, denial, maladaptive coping, adaptive coping, informant effects, age differences
- MeSH terms
- Self-Control, Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Child, Emotions, Humans
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