Stress, coping, and behavioural problems among rural and urban adolescents.

Rural/urban differences were studied in self-reported stress (life events, daily hassles and conflict), coping and behavioural problems in a community sample of adolescents. Despite challenging socioeconomic conditions in rural areas, levels of stress and ways of coping were similar in rural and urban adolescents. However, urban males reported more conflict and externalizing behaviours than females and rural males.

Perceived social inadequacy and depressed mood in adolescents.

The goal of the study was to examine stability in, and the relationship between, perceived social inadequacy and depressed mood in a sample of community adolescents. The Checklist of Adolescent Problem Situations (CAPS) and Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) were administered to 224 high-school students on two occasions 4 months apart. CDI and CAPS scores were positively correlated and test-retest reliability was high in both instruments.