Dr Ramon Lewis of the University of Ballarat has some interesting things to say about the differences between boys and girls and how thy they cope with the difficult ‘stuff ‘ of life. He says that:
Research with young people has shown that boys and girls use some coping strategies more than others.
Preferred coping styles of adolescent males and females
BOYS MORE LIKELY GIRLS MORE LIKELY
THAN GIRLS TO: THAN BOYS TO:
use humour or jokes talk to others about it seek
social support
use physical recreation set out to solve their problems
eg sports, games
deny anything is wrong be fatalistic – think they
can do nothing about it
be aggressive eg hit out work hard
ignore the problem use tension reduction
eg cry
manage by themselves worry
act out blame themselves
abuse substances eg. alcohol seek spiritual support
eg pray
use distraction seek others’ approval
entilate emotions engage in wishful thinking
Interesting stuff. What do you think?