An international study on psychological coping during COVID-19: Towards a meaning-centered coping style
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2021
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Elsevier
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Abstract 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 onefactor
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.
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International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
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PSICOLOGIA, COPING, MCCS, COVID-19, BEM-ESTAR, PSYCHOLOGY, COPING, MCCS, COVID-19, WELL-BEING
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Eisenbeck, N., Carreno, D. F., Wong, P. T. P., Hicks, J. A., María, R.-R. G., Puga, J. L., Greville, J., Testoni, I., Biancalani, G., López, A. C. C., Villareal, S., Enea, V., Schulz-Quach, C., Jansen, J., Sanchez-Ruiz, M.-J., Yıldırım, M., Arslan, G., Cruz, J. F. A., Sofia, R. M., … García-Montes, J. M. (2022). An international study on psychological coping during COVID-19: Towards a meaning-centered coping style. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 22(1), 100256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100256