coping styles used by young people in difficult situations. An assumption was made that the
relationship between the SOC and coping styles may be construed in two ways:(1) on the
one hand, the SOC can determine the choice of coping strategies; and (2) on the other hand,
experiences resulting from application of particular coping styles may shape the SOC. A
group (N= 1005) of students of the last grade of secondary vocational schools were …