is question, Koenig, George and Siegler (1988) surveyed 100 older adults' regarding coping mechanisms they used for handling difficult events in their lives. The most frequently observed coping mechanisms, along with the percentages of adults using them, were as follows:
COPING MECHANISMS PERCENTAGES
Got support from friends/family 62
Became involved in social situations 19
Limited Activities/Didn't overcommit 11
Blanchard-Fields and Irion (1989) studied two types of coping strategies in a comparative study of 30 adolescents and 30 mature adults: (1) a problem-focused strategy which attempted to d
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