Stress mindset as a mediator between self-efficacy and coping styles

Title

Stress mindset as a mediator between self-efficacy and coping styles

Creator

Subhasree G.; Jeyavel S.; Eapen J.C.; Deepthi D.P.

Description

Stress mindset is a lens through which one views stress and its consequences as beneficial or harmful for them. It is a distinct variable that differs from frequency, amount, and intensity of stress. The literature review indicated that stress mindset could mediate the link between self-efficacy and coping style, which was previously not tested. Hence, the study aimed; 1) to examine the relationship between self-efficacy, stress mindset, and coping style; 2) to investigate the influence of stress mindset and self-efficacy on coping styles; 3) to find whether stress mindset mediates the association between self-efficacy and coping styles. The study employed a correlational research design, whereby through multi-phase sampling recruited 727 participants (male = 300, female = 427, mean age = 16.26) studying in 11th and 12th standard. The researchers administered validated stress mindset, self-efficacy, and coping style and performed a multiple correlational and regression analysis. They computed mediation analysis using Hayes model 4 in Process Macro. The finding indicated that the association between self-efficacy and self-controlling coping style is mediated by stress mindset. Furthermore, it mediated the connection between some sub-domains of self-efficacy and coping styles. The data were evident to infer that individual with high self-efficacy can interpret social stressors as beneficial and improve their coping skills. 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

Source

Cogent Psychology, Vol-10, No. 1

Date

2023-01-01

Publisher

Cogent OA

Subject

coping styles; self-efficacy; stress mindset; stressors

Coverage

Subhasree G., Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Science, Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, Bengaluru, India; Jeyavel S., Department of Psychology, Central University of Punjab, Bathinda, India; Eapen J.C., Department of Psychology, Christ University, Bengaluru, India; Deepthi D.P., Department of Psychology, Central University of Karnataka, Kalaburagi, India

Rights

All Open Access; Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 23311908

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2023.2255048

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