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Stress, and coping strategy of university students during COVID-19 in Korea: The mediating role of ego-resiliency

Authors :
Young Hee Park
In Hong Kim
Yeo Won Jeong
Source :
Acta Psychologica, Vol 227, Iss , Pp 103615- (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2022.

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.

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