The article analyzes the relationship between coping strategies and personality traits of adolescents. The sample consisted of 216 people (105 boys and 111 girls) aged 12–16 (the average age was 14.5). The study involved students of grades 7–11 of Vladikavkaz schools (the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania). Problem-oriented coping is characteristic of extroverts, active, sociable and gullible people, inclined to self-control, persistence and responsibility. This coping strategy is chosen by emotionally stable individuals with a high level of emotional comfort. There are positive correlations between the emotionally-oriented strategy and such personal traits as: demonstrativeness, suspicion, impulsivity, anxiety, tension, self-criticism and depression. This style is typical of persons who are emotionally labile and less stable. Avoidance-oriented coping is characteristic of people who are expressive, inquisitive, seeking new impressions and flexible in relation to external circumstances. The data obtained can be taken into account in the development of educational and methodological programs on developmental psychology, child psychology and psychoconsulting, personality psychology, stress psychology, etc. Teachers and psychologists have solved serious tasks, searched for forms, methods and means of psychological and pedagogical influence and modernization of the educational process. The avenue for further research is an analysis of the most effective forms and methods of work in the conditions of modern educational processes.