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This article is based in part on a dissertation completed by Kathy Glyshaw under the direction of Lawrence H. Cohen in the Department of Psychology at the University of Delaware. We thank Bruce Compas, Carroll Izard, Roger Kobak, Donald Unger, and the anonymous reviewers for providing helpful comments on an earlier version of this article.
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Glyshaw, K., Cohen, L.H. & Towbes, L.C. Coping strategies and psychological distress: Prospective analyses of early and middle adolescents. Am J Commun Psychol 17, 607–623 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00922638
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