From Anxiety to Adaptation Examine the Coping Strategies Employed by Anxious Children

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18482153

Pooja Devi and Dalbir Singh Saini (Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, Om Sterling Global University, Hisar, Haryana)

This study investigates the coping strategies employed by anxious children aged 13 to 18 years of age in urban settings. The Sing the promise level 2 anxiety scale, and (CISS-21) data were collected from 50 randomly selected students to assess anxiety levels and corresponding coping mechanism finding reveals that 62%0 of participants experience moderate anxiety, while (22%) reported several levels. Problem solving emerged as the most preferred coping strategy (42%), with females predominantly using task-oriented methods and males showing a higher tendency toward avoiding. An age-related difference indicated that older adolescents demonstrated more adaptive coping skills. Statistical analyses confirmed a significant negative correlation between problem-focused coping and anxiety and a positive correlation between both avoidance and emotion-focused strategies with higher anxiety levels. This study highlights the important o early interventions, gender sensitive programs, and school-based mental health initiatives aimed at fostering adaptive coping and emotional resilience among adolescents.