coping and potential

Question

I need suggestions on a phrase I am translating.: To further understand her potential for coping with her environment.

Answer 1

Para entender mejor su capacidad de lidiar con su ambiente... (I guess is how I would translate it, but I would need to see the full context.)

Answer 2

Natasha said:

James Santiago said:

Another option for your consideration: Para entender más su capacidad de arreglárselas con su situación.

What is las referring to here?

Arreglarselas is a set phrase meaning to deal with, cope with, handle, or manage. I don't think the las refers to anything in particular, but it gives me comfort to pretend that it replaces "las cosas."

Answer 3

James Santiago said:

Another option for your consideration:

Para entender más su capacidad de arreglárselas con su situación.

What is las referring to here'

Answer 4

Another option for your consideration:

Para entender más su capacidad de arreglárselas con su situación.

Answer 5

I'll try, and then as usual some native speakers can fix it.

. . . para entender mejor su capacidad de hacer frente a sus circunstancias.