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The Impact of Different Coping Styles on Psychological Distress during the COVID-19: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress

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  • Yi Ding

    (Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023, USA)

  • Xinchen Fu

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

  • Rude Liu

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

  • Jacqueline Hwang

    (Graduate School of Education, Fordham University, New York, NY 10023, USA)

  • Wei Hong

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

  • Jia Wang

    (Teachers’ College, Beijing Union University, Beijing 100874, China)

Abstract

The present study aimed to understand the impact of different coping methods endorsed by Chinese college students during COVID-19 through the examination of the mediating role of perceived stress. We recruited a total of 492 undergraduate students to complete an online survey from May to June 2020. The results of structural equation modeling indicated that perceived stress was a significant mediator in the association between different coping styles and psychological distress. Three coping styles, including problem-focused, adaptive emotion-focused, and maladaptive emotion-focused coping styles were all significantly correlated with psychological distress. Perceived stress significantly mediated the association between the three coping styles and psychological distress. The results indicated a full mediation model in which problem-focused coping and adaptive emotion-focused coping affected psychological distress entirely through the mediation of perceived stress. Maladaptive emotion-focused coping positively predicted perceived stress, which in turn positively predicted psychological distress through a partial mediation model. We discuss the implications of these findings and offer suggestions for future research.

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  • Yi Ding & Xinchen Fu & Rude Liu & Jacqueline Hwang & Wei Hong & Jia Wang, 2021. "The Impact of Different Coping Styles on Psychological Distress during the COVID-19: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:20:p:10947-:d:659043
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    1. Jian Zhao & Elaine Chapman & Stephen Houghton, 2022. "Key Predictive Factors in the Mental Health of Chinese University Students at Home and Abroad," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-15, December.

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