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2022 (English)In: International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, E-ISSN 2174-0852, Vol. 22, no 1, article id 100256
Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Background/Objective: This study examined the role of different psychological coping mechanisms in mental and physical health during the initial phases of the COVID-19 crisis with an emphasis on meaning-centered coping.
Method: A total of 11,227 people from 30 countries across all continents participated in the study and completed measures of psychological distress (depression, stress, and anxiety), loneliness, well-being, and physical health, together with measures of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, and a measure called the Meaning-centered Coping Scale (MCCS) that was developed in the present study. Validation analyses of the MCCS were performed in all countries, and data were assessed by multilevel modeling (MLM).
Results: The MCCS showed a robust one-factor structure in 30 countries with good test-retest, concurrent and divergent validity results. MLM analyses showed mixed results regarding emotion and problem-focused coping strategies. However, the MCCS was the strongest positive predictor of physical and mental health among all coping strategies, independently of demographic characteristics and country-level variables.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that the MCCS is a valid measure to assess meaning-centered coping. The results also call for policies promoting effective coping to mitigate collective suffering during the pandemic.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2022. Vol. 22, no 1, article id 100256
Keywords [en]
COVID-19, Distress, Ex post facto study, Meaning-centered coping scale, Well-being
National Category
Applied Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-93926DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100256ISI: 000685644700001PubMedID: 34429729Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85112644899OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-93926DiVA, id: diva2:1588027
2021-08-262021-08-262022-01-10Bibliographically approved