Journal
JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 27, Issue 12, Pages 2685-2695Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/13591053211062347
Keywords
active coping; COVID-19; hope; meaning in life; mental health
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- MOE (Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China) Project of Humanities and Social Sciences [18YJC190016]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [BMU2021YJ018]
- National Social Science Foundation of China [20CSH073]
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This study found that during the COVID-19 pandemic, adopting active coping strategies can increase hope, with meaning in life playing a mediating role. Therefore, facing problems positively can help maintain mental health by giving meaning and promoting hope.
This study aims to examine the relationship between active coping and hope during the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate the underlying mechanism based on meaning making theory. We conducted a two-wave survey and recruited 521 Chinese adults (aged 18-65). Results show that all three active coping strategies (personal hygiene practice, support seeking, and positive reappraisal) at T1 was positively associated with T2 hope. Importantly, T2 meaning in life serves as a mediator between T1 active coping and T2 hope. Our findings suggest that active coping could be an effective approach to maintain mental health by making meaning and promoting hope.
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