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Training Youth to Cope in Work Settings
Author(s) -
FRIEL THEODORE W.,
HOLDER TODD
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of employment counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.252
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2161-1920
pISSN - 0022-0787
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1980.tb00708.x
Subject(s) - disadvantaged , reprint , psychology , coping (psychology) , medical education , applied psychology , social psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , political science , physics , astronomy , law
This article deals with a study in which an experimental group of 71 economically disadvantaged youth was trained in generic coping skills as part of a CETA training program. The purpose of the program was to help these youth make the transition from school to unsubsidized work. The experimental group was compared to a control group that did not receive training, but did receive other commensurate training experiences. It was found that the experimental group rated their own gains resulting from training as larger than those of the controls, and that they indeed gained significantly more in knowledge and skills than the controls. In a pilot study of employer reactions, over 66% suggested that the coping skills were successfully applied in the work setting, and that it made a positive difference in how the employers evaluated the youths' performance. A six‐mounth follow‐up indicated that the coping skills training contributed to their employment and helped reduce dropping out of school. (Major portions of this article have previously appeared in the Michigan Personnel and Guidance Journal , whose editor has granted permission for reprint here.)