Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic
The present study examines the mediating role of emotion-focused and problem-focused coping between stress and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample comprised 501 (312 women and 184 men aged between 18 and 42) Indians who experienced the first-ever continued lockdown in I...
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| description | The present study examines the mediating role of emotion-focused and problem-focused coping between stress and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample comprised 501 (312 women and 184 men aged between 18 and 42) Indians who experienced the first-ever continued lockdown in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this study confirmed the presence of perceived stress due to the lockdown and pandemic among participants. Furthermore, perceived stress, coping including emotion-focused and problem-focused, and psychological well-being were found to be interrelated. The serial mediation analysis revealed that participants dealt with stress by choosing emotion-focused coping first as an immediate resort. After a reappraisal of stress-inducing situations, they used problem-focused coping, and this sequence of constant coping mechanisms helped maintain their psychological well-being. The findings of this study can be applied to develop strategies for people’s mental health by public health organizations and health professionals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6f1a9d34fe9a4b27802113227149f11e2023-03-01T15:27:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782023-03-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.11049731104973Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemicSanchita Srivastava0Puja Upadhaya1Renuka Jain2CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, IndiaIndependent Researcher, New Delhi, IndiaIndependent Researcher, New Delhi, IndiaThe present study examines the mediating role of emotion-focused and problem-focused coping between stress and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. The sample comprised 501 (312 women and 184 men aged between 18 and 42) Indians who experienced the first-ever continued lockdown in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this study confirmed the presence of perceived stress due to the lockdown and pandemic among participants. Furthermore, perceived stress, coping including emotion-focused and problem-focused, and psychological well-being were found to be interrelated. The serial mediation analysis revealed that participants dealt with stress by choosing emotion-focused coping first as an immediate resort. After a reappraisal of stress-inducing situations, they used problem-focused coping, and this sequence of constant coping mechanisms helped maintain their psychological well-being. The findings of this study can be applied to develop strategies for people’s mental health by public health organizations and health professionals.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1104973/fullstresscopingwellbeingCOVID-19pandemiclockdown |
| spellingShingle | Sanchita Srivastava Puja Upadhaya Renuka Jain Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic Frontiers in Psychology stress coping wellbeing COVID-19 pandemic lockdown |
| title | Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | listen to the heart or mind first examining sequential coping mechanisms among indians during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | stress coping wellbeing COVID-19 pandemic lockdown |
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