An international study on psychological coping during COVID-19: Towards a meaning-centered coping style.
Journal: International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP
Volume: 22
Issue: 1
Year of Publication:
Affiliated Institutions:
Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.
Universidad de Almería, Spain.
Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute Inc., Canada.
Texas A&M University, USA.
Universidad de Granada, Spain.
University of South Wales, United Kingdom.
University of Padova, Italy.
Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico.
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania.
University of Toronto, Canada.
Rheinland Klinikum Neuss GmbH, Germany.
Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Turkey.
Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Turkey.
University of Minho, Portugal.
Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
Lusófona University of Oporto, Portugal.
COMSATS University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Kozminski University, Poland.
Tanta University, Egypt.
University Of Batna , Algeria.
University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria.
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil.
Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, India.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, US.
Universitas Tarumanagara, Indonesia.
Claude Bernard University Lyon , France.
IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, Bangladesh.
Goldsmith, University of London, UK.
Örebro University, Sweden.
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany.
Pathumwan Institute of Technology, Thailand.
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia.
New Zealand Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Training Ltd., New Zealand.
Abstract summary
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.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).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.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.
Authors & Co-authors:
Eisenbeck Nikolett N
Carreno David F DF
Wong Paul T P PTP
Hicks Joshua A JA
María Ruíz-Ruano García RG
Puga Jorge L JL
Greville James J
Testoni Ines I
Biancalani Gianmarco G
López Ana Carla Cepeda ACC
Villareal Sofía S
Enea Violeta V
Schulz-Quach Christian C
Jansen Jonas J
Sanchez-Ruiz Maria-Jose MJ
Yıldırım Murat M
Arslan Gökmen G
Cruz José Fernando A JFA
Sofia Rui Manuel RM
Ferreira Maria José MJ
Ashraf Farzana F
Wąsowicz Grażyna G
Shalaby Shahinaz M SM
Amer Reham A RA
Yousfi Hadda H
Chukwuorji JohnBosco Chika JC
Guerra Valeschka M VM
Singh Sandeep S
Heintzelman Samantha S
Hutapea Bonar B
Béjaoui Bouchara B
Dash Arobindu A
Schlosser Karoly Kornel KK
Anniko Malin K MK
Rossa Martin M
Wongcharee Hattaphan H
Avsec Andreja A
Kocjan Gaja Zager GZ
Kavčič Tina T
Leontiev Dmitry A DA
Taranenko Olga O
Rasskazova Elena E
Maher Elizabeth E
García-Montes José Manuel JM
Study Outcome
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