Relationships among adult playfulness, stress, and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic

Clifford, Christopher; Paulk, Ellis; Lin, Qiyang; Cadwallader, J. S.; Lubbers, Kathy; Frazier, Leslie D.

doi:10.1007/s12144-022-02870-0

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“…The current study showed increased portion of bad/fair/ good perceived health in mental and social subdomains during the COVID-19 pandemic than pre-pandemic era (Table 2). For perceived mental health, our result is in concordance with other studies that demonstrated higher perceived stress [46][47][48], depressive symptoms [49][50][51], anxiety [49][50][51], and burnout [50] during the pandemic than pre-pandemic era. Elderly population with lower global cognitive function is exposed to the higher odds of suffer from perceived stress and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic [52].…”

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Stronger association of perceived health with socio-economic inequality during COVID-19 pandemic than pre-pandemic era

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Objective:The COVID-19 pandemic has changed peoples' routine of daily living and posed major risks to global health and economy. Few studies have examined differential impacts of economic factors on health during pandemic compared to pre-pandemic. We aimed to compare the strength of associations between perceived health and socioeconomic position (household income, educational attainment, and employment) estimated before and during the pandemic.Methods: Two waves of nationwide survey [on 2018(T1;n = 1200) and 2021(T2;n = 1000)] were done for 2200 community adults. A balanced distribution of confounders (demographics and socioeconomic position) were achieved across the T2 and T1 by use of the inverse probability of treatment weighting. Distributions of perceived health [= (excellent or very good)/(bad, fair, or good)] for physical-mental-social-spiritual subdomains were compared between T1 and T2. Odds of bad/fair/good health for demographics and socioeconomic position were obtained by univariate logistic regression. Adjusted odds (aOR) of bad/fair/good health in lower household income(< 3000 U.S. dollars/ month) were retrieved using the multiple hierarchical logistic regression models of T1 and T2.Results: Perceived health of excellent/very good at T2 was higher than T1 for physical(T1 = 36.05%, T2 = 39.13%; P = 0.04), but were lower for mental(T1 = 38.71%, T2 = 35.17%; P = 0.01) and social(T1 = 42.48%, T2 = 35.17%; P < 0.001) subdomains. Odds of bad/fair/good health were significantly increased at T2 than T1 for household income (physical-mental-social; all Ps < 0.001) and educational attainment (social; P = 0.04) but not for employment (all Ps > 0.05). AORs of bad/fair/good health in lower household income were stronger in T2 than T1, for mental [aOR (95% CI) = 2. 15(1.68-2.77) in T2, 1.33(1.06-1.68) in T1; aOR difference = 0.82(P < 0.001)], physical [aOR (95% CI) = 2.64(2. 05-3.41) in T2, 1.50(1.18-1.90) in T1; aOR difference = 1.14(P < 0.001)] and social [aOR (95% CI) = 2.15(1.68-2.77) in T2, 1.33(1.06-1.68) in T1; aOR difference = 0.35(P = 0.049)] subdomains.Conclusions: Risks of perceived health worsening for mental and social subdomains in people with lower monthly household income or lower educational attainment became stronger during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to

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“…Playfulness has only recently been studied in the context of adults. It is believed to mediate the process of coping with stress because it promotes the reformulation of stressful situations in ways that facilitate flexibility, reduce perceived stress and improve resilience (Clifford et al, 2022). The experience of flow is also associated with student well-being, as many studies conducted on non-Chinese populations have also confirmed.…”

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Well-being of Chinese students - a review in the context of implications for the educational proces

Dobosz

Hetmańczyk

2023

International Journal of Chinese Education

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Students’ well-being in China seems to be insufficiently researched. This article reviews the recent literature on Chinese students' well-being to illustrate the relationship that exists between mental health and education as well as to identify implications for improving well-being. Eighteen articles published between 2012 and 2022 were reviewed and selected according to a systematic protocol. It was found that the reviewed papers focused on 4 areas: analyses of well-being in the context of implications for the study process, analyses of students’ wellbeing in the context of various characteristics yet without direct implications for the study process, studies of well-being conducted among medical students and in relation to Chinese students studying abroad.

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“…Proyer et al (2019) offer the following definition for playfulness, stating that it is "an individual difference variable that enables peoples to (re-)frame everyday situations in a way such that they experience them as entertaining, and/or intellectually stimulating, and/or personally interesting. " Clifford et al (2022) state that playfulness is a personality characteristic that may lead to better mental and physical health outcomes. Proyer (2017) explains playfulness to manifest in the engagement with ideas, being spontaneous, lightening the mood with humor or silliness, playing games, and framing situations in a positive light.…”

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“…There is comparatively less research on adult playfulness than the play and playfulness of children (Proyer, 2011). Clifford et al (2022) state that playfulness can be a personal resource that provides a strong adaptive advantage for stress perception and coping efficacy. According to the researchers, playfulness as a resource is malleable, which can be cultivated.…”

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Building playful resilience in higher education: Learning by doing and doing by playing

Heljakka

2023

Front. Educ.

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Playful approaches include many benefits for higher education. Here, they denote elements of playful learning that invite students to engage with various challenges related to imagination, innovation, and co-creation. As stated in earlier research, playful learning follows the constructivism approach seeking students be active participants in their learning process, and tries to offer them surmountable challenges to learn while being intrinsically motivated—through learning by doing. Again, playful approaches include experimentation with uncertainty—through doing by playing. As particular instances of creative endeavors, they offer students joyful moments of discovery and possibilities to learn in a novel, but safe and failure-free situation and environment. This exploratory study presents new ideas on how playful learning methods, such as playful approaches may be used in higher education to contribute to the formation of playful resilience through playful activation. To substantiate this argument, we propose that playful learning approaches are similar to those used in the context of entrepreneurial education that aim to support the growth of a flexible, entrepreneurial mindset among students. Our suggestions for using playful approaches in higher education focus particularly on how a combination of playful tactics, tools, and tasks allow students to ideate, innovate, and create solutions to novel challenges. The contribution of the study is in linking the previously unconnected areas of higher education, playful approaches, playful resilience, and entrepreneurialism achieved through learning by doing, and doing by playing.

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Relationships among adult playfulness, stress, and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 17 publications

References 87 publications

Stronger association of perceived health with socio-economic inequality during COVID-19 pandemic than pre-pandemic era

Stronger association of perceived health with socio-economic inequality during COVID-19 pandemic than pre-pandemic era

Well-being of Chinese students - a review in the context of implications for the educational proces

Building playful resilience in higher education: Learning by doing and doing by playing

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