Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Title
- Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Creator
- Srivastava S.; Upadhaya P.; Jain R.
- 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 peoples mental health by public health organizations and health professionals. Copyright 2023 Srivastava, Upadhaya and Jain.
- Source
- Frontiers in Psychology, Vol-14
- Date
- 2023-01-01
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Subject
- coping; COVID-19; India; lockdown; pandemic; stress; wellbeing
- Coverage
- Srivastava S., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Delhi-NCR, Ghaziabad, India; Upadhaya P., New Delhi, India; Jain R., New Delhi, India
- Rights
- All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 16641078
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Srivastava S.; Upadhaya P.; Jain R., “Listen to the heart or mind first? Examining sequential coping mechanisms among Indians during the COVID-19 pandemic,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 27, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14663.