The relationship between active coping and hope during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of meaning in life

Jin, Shuai; Zheng, Liyun; Wen, Jie; Miao, Miao

doi:10.1177/13591053211062347

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“…Further, we found zero relations of positive cognitive restructuring to all other coping strategies. The accumulation of unexpected relations centering around the strategy active coping stands in contrast to previous findings that reported beneficial effects of active coping on psychological health during the pandemic ( Budimir et al, 2021 ; Jin et al, 2021 ; Zacher and Rudolph, 2021b ), yet referred to a different time frame. It is possible that in the 2nd year of the pandemic where our study was carried out, the phenomenon pandemic fatigue ( Lilleholt et al, 2020 ) can account for these findings.…”

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Individual and Organizational Factors in Coping With COVID-19 in Soldier Students

2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant burden across different industrial sectors. Generally, an increase in psychological stress experiences has been reported, while the stress and coping responses of specific, potentially burdened populations have received less attention thus far. Thus, the present study investigated relations between individual (i.e., extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness) and organizational (i.e., organizational commitment and study satisfaction) factors, indicators of psychological health (i.e., loneliness, life satisfaction, COVID-19-related stress), and possible mediating effects of four broad coping dimensions (active coping, avoidant coping, social support, positive cognitive restructuring) in a specific sample of soldier students who engage in a double-role being military affiliates and students of non-military subjects. To this end, we assessed data of soldier students at two measurement points (N = 106 at t1 and N = 63 at t2) shortly after the second national lockdown in Germany (20. May 2021 to 11. July 2021) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Personality traits showed expected associations with indicators of psychological health, i.e., positive relations between neuroticism and social loneliness, between extraversion and COVID-19 stress, and negative relations between neuroticism and life satisfaction. Remarkably, organizational variables showed effects above and beyond personality traits on loneliness and life satisfaction. Neither individual, nor organizational factors could predict change in psychological health over time. We found evidence for mediation effects through active coping, avoidant coping, and the use of social support, but not through positive cognitive restructuring. Findings highlight the relative importance of organizational factors besides personality traits for psychological health in a military student sample, holding important implications for designing efficient support systems in the military.

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Individual and Organizational Factors in Coping With COVID-19 in Soldier Students

2022

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“…In the era of COVID-19, concerns about the future, a sense of uncertainty, and insecurity have become an important theme for the public (28,29). Each of these perceptions may undermine public vigilance about the pandemic and adherence to preventive measures against potential risks (29,30).…”

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Risk perception and public pandemic fatigue: the role of perceived stress and preventive coping

Wang

Zhong

et al. 2023

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This study explores the current status of pandemic fatigue, predictors, and their mechanisms of action based on a stress-response framework and a parallel model of future-oriented response. Study 1 investigated 8426 adult residents' understanding of and willingness to cooperate with the pandemic prevention and control policies, and found that public understanding of and willingness to cooperate with prevention policies were significantly lower in 2022 than in both 2020 and 2021. Study 2 surveyed 1635 residents on their motivation to prevent and control the pandemic. The results found that risk perception negatively predicted motivation to prevent and control the pandemic; perceived stress and preventive coping significantly mediated the relationship between risk perception and motivation to prevent and control the pandemic; but perceived stress and proactive coping did not significantly mediate the relationship between risk perception and motivation to prevent and control the pandemic. This revealed an increase in public fatigue in the third year of the pandemic. Pandemic fatigue can be predicted by pandemic risk perception, but the direct pathway of action is not significant and requires the mediation of perceived stress and preventive coping.

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“…That is, being able or willing to engage in proactive behaviors might give people an outlet from their boredom. For example, meaning in life was associated both with greater use of active coping strategies, such as engaging in personal hygiene, support-seeking and positive reappraisal coping, and with more hope during the COVID-19 pandemic among Chinese adults (Jin et al , 2022). A very similar set of results was also found in a sample of adults living in the USA in whom higher levels of presence of meaning in their lives (in contrast to higher search for meaning) not only had greater engagement with health prevention behaviors (e.g.…”

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Meaning in challenging times: how we might respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic?

Steger

Sung

Dao

et al. 2023

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine meaning in life as an important resource during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach This paper summarized key research establishing links between meaning in life and mental health and well-being variables, reviewed the literature on meaning as a protective factor and meaning-making as a coping mechanism amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as provided focal points in cultivating meaning in life. Findings Studies strongly support the notion that meaning in life is essential for health and well-being. Research also suggests that meaning protects against worsening mental health, and that engaging in meaning-making is a coping process that ultimately leads to improved adjustment despite the stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic. Eight themes are also identified in cultivating skills to build meaning during adverse times. Practical implications Integrating what research has found about meaning, resilience and coping can help individuals develop practical strategies to cultivate meaning in their lives to support themselves and their communities during stressful times. Originality/value Understanding the ways in which meaning can support individuals’ health and well-being is critical during a global upheaval such as that of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The relationship between active coping and hope during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of meaning in life

Cited by 16 publications

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Individual and Organizational Factors in Coping With COVID-19 in Soldier Students

Individual and Organizational Factors in Coping With COVID-19 in Soldier Students

Risk perception and public pandemic fatigue: the role of perceived stress and preventive coping

Meaning in challenging times: how we might respond to the global COVID-19 pandemic?

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