Overcoming times of crisis: unveiling coping strategies and mental health in a transnational general population sample during and after the COVID-19 pandemic
Our findings underscore the complex nature of coping behaviours and PD during and after the pandemic, suggesting that while mean-levels of PD and coping responses remained relatively stable, most coping strategies were subject to intra-individual change. Maladaptive strategies were associated with increased PD, pinpointing to the need for interventions that establish the foundation for adaptive coping mechanisms and promote their application. Further research should explore the reciprocal influences of mental health on coping behaviour, incorporating interventional designs to unravel the nuances of these relationships.
Authors
- Barbara Sperner‐Unterweger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8936-676X)
- Martin Fronthaler
- Josef Marksteiner
- Roger Pycha
- Martín Schmidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8917-6314)
- Timo Schurr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6757-7862)
- Verena Perwanger
- Franziska Tutzer
- Alex Hofer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5834-4258)
- Markus Huber
- Barbara Plattner
- Silvia Pardeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8542-6136)
- Beatrice Frajo-Apor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4385-1863)
- Andreas Conca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4841-7510)
- Bernhard Holzner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3389-3621)
- Christian Häring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7247-4529)
- Anna Schmit
- Carl Miller
Institutions
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- Ospedale di Bolzano (IT)
- Krankenhaus Bruneck (IT)
- Krankenhaus Meran (IT)
- University of Applied Sciences Kufstein (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2024-09-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02001-3
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28