Does the attribution of responsibilities modify the relationship between coping styles and mental health? A survey of Chinese adults during the COVID-19 pandemic-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Does the attribution of responsibilities modify the relationship between coping styles and mental health? A survey of Chinese adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published:2021-06-27 Issue: Volume: Page:135910532110255
ISSN:1359-1053
Container-title:Journal of Health Psychology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Health Psychol

Author:

Fu Mingqi¹,Huang Ning²,Hall Brian J³,Shi Qiaoxin⁴,Shahid Muhammad⁵,Guo Jing⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Wuhan University, P.R. China

2. Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P.R. China

3. New York University Shanghai, China

4. Peking University, P.R. China

5. World Health Organization, Pakistan

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is associated with Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) and self-reported Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) in the general population. This study used linear regressions for analyses, based on an online survey conducted during the COVID-19 lockdown among 2441 Chinese adults in February 2020. The results showed negative coping and attributing responsibilities to individuals were associated with more PTSS, while both positive and negative coping, as well as attributing responsibilities to individuals were related to more PTG. Moreover, attribution of responsibilities modified the association between coping and PTSS, but not PTG. These findings shed light on mental health interventions in a pandemic context.

Funder

National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Applied Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/13591053211025596

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