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Stress, and coping strategy of university students during COVID-19 in Korea: The mediating role of ego-resiliency
- Source :
- Acta Psychologica, Vol 227, Iss , Pp 103615- (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2022.
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Abstract
- We aimed to identify the level of stress, ego-resiliency (ER), and coping strategies of university students during the onset of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and examine the mediating role of ER in the relationship between stress and coping strategies (e.g., problem-solving, social support seeking, and avoidance). We analyzed responses from 160 university students and found that problem-solving was the most common coping strategy (26.02 ± 4.65), followed by social support-seeking (25.08 ± 5.23), and avoidance (19.21 ± 3.78). ER was negatively associated with stress and showed a mediating effect on the relationship between stress and social support, and stress and problem-solving coping strategies. These findings indicate that ER helps decrease stress caused by the pandemic among university students and should be considered a significant factor for developing adaptive stress coping strategies.
- Subjects :
- Coping strategy
Stress
ego-resiliency
COVID-19
Psychology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00016918
- Volume :
- 227
- Issue :
- 103615-
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Acta Psychologica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0eab200c1034ff6a2b268e44b45da94
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2022.103615