Flexibility in coping deployment and psychological adjustment during Covid-19
A three-level meta-analysis across 33 countries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4597901 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Si Chen (0000-0001-6619-2699), Mike W-L Cheung (0000-0003-0113-0758), C Cheng (0000-0002-7250-2224) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 380 |
| Pages | 118229 |
| Publication date | 2025-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118229 |
| PMID | 40411959 |
| OpenAlex | W4410421238 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 145 |
Findings highlight the mental health benefits of coping flexibility amid the pandemic, but its role varies by contextual health-related stressors. The moderating effect of adjustment valence suggests dual pathways in which coping flexibility relates to positive versus negative mental health criteria. Practical implications are drawn for the design of targeted interventions to foster flexible coping with future health outbreaks
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Coping (psychology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · Meta-analysis · Pandemic · Psychological well-being · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Software deployment · Computer Science · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Employment and Welfare Studies · Medicine · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Virology
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| Highly cited | No |