Alicia is a new student at a particular school. On her first day, she does not talk to any of the other students and sees them making fun of her behind her back. Alicia decides she can either develop a strategy for making friends or she can take the other students at face value and accept that they are jealous of her and ignore them. In this case, Alicia has control of which coping technique she will use and she is better off choosing:

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Problem-focused coping involves taking active steps to address the problem, such as developing a strategy to make friends, which can improve her situation.

Alicia Is a New Student at a Particular School