The Relationship between Coping Styles and Adolescent's Depression

The purpose of this study was to detemine the relationship between coping styles and adolescents'' depression. Participants were 341 high school students (170 boys & 171 girls) in Lordegan city who were randomly selected. All participants were asked to complete the Frydenberg & Lewis Adolescent Coping Scale، Beck Depression Scale، and the demographic researcher made questionnaire. The results showed that girls'' mean depression scores was higher than that of boys. Problem focused and emotion focused coping styles were negatively correlated to depression (p < 0. 001). The correlation between boys’ non productive coping styles and their depression was not significant. The results of the study revealed that problem focused coping style and emotion focused coping style، but not non productive coping style predicted depression. These results suggest that using problem focused coping style and emotion focused coping style is associated with decrease in adolescents'' depression.