The Impact Of Club Activities On The Coping Style Of Technical School Students

This research investigated 350 technical school students in west Jiangyin in their coping styles to examine whether club status (i.e., club students vs. non-club students) had an effect on students' coping styles. Furthermore, this study also examined the cope style differences of students who attended the club in club properties (i.e., club types, club levels, club influence) and personal factors (i.e., club cadres, attitude toward club activities, frequency of participation, and satisfaction to club activities).This study found that club students, compared with their non-club counterparts, were more likely to use adaptive coping styles, such as problem solving and asking for help. For students who participated in clubs, club properties, including club types, club levels and club influence did not have significant impact on their coping styles. However, the personal factors significantly affected students' coping styles. Specifically,1) club cadres tended to use adaptive coping styles to solve problems, compared with their non-club peers.2) Students who attended club activities frequently scored significantly higher in coping styles of fantasy and problem solving. Those who participated in club activities less than 2 times seldom used the coping style of problem solving, while those who participated in club activities more than 10 times tended to use the coping style of fantasy.3) The attitudes toward club activities were the important factor affecting club students' coping styles. The more seriously they participated in the activities, the more adaptive coping styles (e.g., problem solving and asking for help) they took.4) Satisfaction to the club activities did not significantly influence students' coping styles.This study concluded that club status did influence technical school students' coping styles. For club students, their adaptive coping styles were related to their attitudes toward club activities, frequency of participation, and cadres status. These results provide empirical evidence for the influence of club activities on technical school students' coping styles. On the one hand, technical school students' coping styles can be used to evaluate the impact of club activities; on the other hand, schools can provide more club activities to help students with their stress coping by developing their earnest attitudes, encouraging their active participation, and inviting them to do certain service.