There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemic
Despite the continuous efforts to understand coping processes, very little is known about the utilization of best coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we aimed to analyze the coping strategies of individuals who scored high on an adaptive coping questionnaire in order to un...
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| author | Júlia Halamová Katarína Greškovičová Martina Baránková Bronislava Strnádelová Katarina Krizova |
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| description | Despite the continuous efforts to understand coping processes, very little is known about the utilization of best coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we aimed to analyze the coping strategies of individuals who scored high on an adaptive coping questionnaire in order to understand the most adaptive coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used consensual qualitative analysis in a team of four researchers and one auditor. The convenience sample from which we identified the high scorers comprised 1,683 participants (67% women, 32.35% men, and 0.65% did not report their gender) with a mean age of 31.02 years (SD = 11.99) ranging between 18 and 77 years old. Based on their scoring in the COPE Inventory, nine participants were selected from the sample with the highest scores in coping skills in at least two out of its 15 subscales. In-depth repeated interviews with six participants for the main analysis were conducted, and three were added to check the data saturation. The results showed that the most adaptive coping strategies used during the COVID-19 pandemic could be categorized into four main domains: self-compassion, compassion to others, compassion from others, and mutual compassion. The most frequently mentioned and the most elaborated upon by our respondents was the domain of self-compassion. The most interesting finding was the emergence of the fourth type of compassion, labeled mutual compassion, which referred to deliberate attempts to take care of oneself and others while suffering together in order to elevate the suffering for both. This kind of compassion might arise in the situations of collective suffering, such as a catastrophe or a pandemic and might have the additional benefit of bringing people closer to each other in difficult times. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f014d40f51e145559202f2a745a72fe72022-12-22T04:26:00ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-09-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.917048917048There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemicJúlia HalamováKatarína GreškovičováMartina BaránkováBronislava StrnádelováKatarina KrizovaDespite the continuous efforts to understand coping processes, very little is known about the utilization of best coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we aimed to analyze the coping strategies of individuals who scored high on an adaptive coping questionnaire in order to understand the most adaptive coping strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. We used consensual qualitative analysis in a team of four researchers and one auditor. The convenience sample from which we identified the high scorers comprised 1,683 participants (67% women, 32.35% men, and 0.65% did not report their gender) with a mean age of 31.02 years (SD = 11.99) ranging between 18 and 77 years old. Based on their scoring in the COPE Inventory, nine participants were selected from the sample with the highest scores in coping skills in at least two out of its 15 subscales. In-depth repeated interviews with six participants for the main analysis were conducted, and three were added to check the data saturation. The results showed that the most adaptive coping strategies used during the COVID-19 pandemic could be categorized into four main domains: self-compassion, compassion to others, compassion from others, and mutual compassion. The most frequently mentioned and the most elaborated upon by our respondents was the domain of self-compassion. The most interesting finding was the emergence of the fourth type of compassion, labeled mutual compassion, which referred to deliberate attempts to take care of oneself and others while suffering together in order to elevate the suffering for both. This kind of compassion might arise in the situations of collective suffering, such as a catastrophe or a pandemic and might have the additional benefit of bringing people closer to each other in difficult times.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.917048/fullcompassionself-compassionmutual compassionconsensual qualitative researchCOVID-19 pandemiccoping |
| spellingShingle | Júlia Halamová Katarína Greškovičová Martina Baránková Bronislava Strnádelová Katarina Krizova There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemic Frontiers in Psychology compassion self-compassion mutual compassion consensual qualitative research COVID-19 pandemic coping |
| title | There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | There must be a way out: The consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | there must be a way out the consensual qualitative analysis of best coping practices during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | compassion self-compassion mutual compassion consensual qualitative research COVID-19 pandemic coping |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.917048/full |
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