Surviving the COVID-19 pandemic: An examination of adaptive coping strategies

Age and sex differences in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and coping mechanisms in Latin American youth

“…As for coping strategies, reaching out to family/volunteering, using an internal locus of control, starting a new activity, and exercising were the most frequently reported, with percentages above 70%. Previous studies on adult samples also showed the association of such coping strategies with a lesser degree of symptoms of depression and anxiety ( Meyer et al, 2022 ).…”

The influence of resilience on stress reaction of college students during COVID-19: the mediating role of coping style and positive adaptive response

“…The existing research believes that resilience is a way to cope with the mental health challenges caused by COVID-19 (Prime et al, 2020 ), which can protect them from the perceived threat and future anxiety caused by COVID-19 (Paredes et al, 2021 ), and emphasizes the importance of strengthening resilience during the COVID-19 (Sugawara et al, 2022 ). During the prevalence of COVID-19, it is beneficial to use more adaptive coping strategies, which will produce positive adaptive responses and reduce the generation of negative stress reactions such as depression (Meyer et al, 2022 ). In the face of the unprecedented pressure environment such as COVID-19, there are few studies on the relationship between college students’ resilience and negative stress response, as well as the role of coping styles and positive adaptive responses in it.…”

“…Individuals in the COVID-19 situation may need more flexibility in coping, and may have some positive adaptive responses different from their habitual coping styles. The most popular adaptive coping responses include normalizing anxiety around COVID-19, protecting communities and families by complying with restrictions, and trying to take care of their own health through good diet, good daily life and exercise (Meyer et al, 2022 ). The general population are more likely to have self-help positive coping responses, such as focusing on pleasant things and making themselves feel efficient, which including doing housework, playing video games, not watching the news, increasing online social networking, etc., to effectively relieve depression, anxiety and stress (Muñoz-Violant et al, 2021 ; Meyer et al, 2022 ).…”

“…The general population are more likely to have self-help positive coping responses, such as focusing on pleasant things and making themselves feel efficient, which including doing housework, playing video games, not watching the news, increasing online social networking, etc., to effectively relieve depression, anxiety and stress (Muñoz-Violant et al, 2021 ; Meyer et al, 2022 ). People with a mental illness are more likely to seek professional and online help (Meyer et al, 2022 ). Another study on nursing college students shows that keeping in touch during the epidemic is the key coping strategy to ensure emotional and mental health; Daily activities, including exercise, contribute to physical and mental health (Moxham et al, 2022 ).…”

Anxiety Levels and Coping Strategies to Deal with COVID-19: A Cross-Cultural Study among the Spanish and Latin American Healthcare Populations

“…Additionally, health professionals have been directly involved with their COVID-19 patients at different stages—diagnosis, treatment, care, and in the process of death—as family members were unable to accompany COVID-19 patients, who ended up dying alone. Because of this, they are more vulnerable to psychological disorders, such as anxiety [ 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 ].…”