Development of depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 crisis: the role of coping strategies and their change
In conclusion, individuals used various coping strategies to adapt to the COVID-19-related life circumstances, but only some of them related to changes in depressing symptoms, possibly demonstrating a gap between the availability and use of coping strategies during the pandemic and their actual effect on mental health.
Authors
- Kim Uittenhove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5450-3875)
- Angélique Roquet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9270-8150)
- Charikleia Lampraki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4565-7498)
- Adar Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5280-2801)
- Daniela S. Jopp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8896-9275)
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- FORS – Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2025-03-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02406-8
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Université de Genève