Typologies of coping in young adults in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

IF 1.9 4区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Journal of General Psychology Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Epub Date: 2021-01-21 DOI:10.1080/00221309.2021.1874864
Aya Shigeto, Daniel J Laxman, Justin F Landy, Lawrence M Scheier
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has created major upheavals in the lives of people worldwide. The virus has mostly affected elderly populations, but there may be corollary effects on young adults' psychosocial adjustment due to educational, economic, and occupational disruptions. Using latent class analysis, we examined unique typologies of coping in response to the pandemic among young adults. We used an expanded set of indicators including traditional measures of problem- and emotion-focused coping as well as measures of resilience and coping flexibility. We also examined whether class membership could be predicted by demographics, stress appraisal, and psychosocial characteristics including catastrophic thinking and impulsivity. The sample of 1,391 young adults (ages 18-35) was recruited via Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) and snowball methods from late-April to early-May 2020. Six classes were identified: (1) Resilient Flexible Problem-Focused Copers, (2) Resilient Inflexible Problem-Focused Copers, (3) Non-Resilient Flexible Problem-Focused Venters, (4) Non-Resilient Flexible Problem-Focused Copers, (5) Non-Resilient Flexible Non-Copers, and (6) Non-Resilient Inflexible Non-Copers. Using Class 1 as the reference class, we found perceived centrality and uncontrollability of the pandemic as well as catastrophic thinking and impulsivity were significant predictors of class membership. The mean levels of stress appraisal and psychosocial characteristics varied significantly between the classes, reinforcing the structural validity of these classes. The findings suggest the importance of training young adults to develop resilience and flexibility as well as specific coping skills that can help offset the psychological effects of dramatic lifestyle changes that may result from pandemics or other health crises in the future.

2019冠状病毒病大流行背景下年轻人应对的类型
2019冠状病毒病大流行给全世界人民的生活带来了重大动荡。该病毒主要影响老年人,但由于教育、经济和职业中断,可能对年轻人的心理社会适应产生必然影响。使用潜在分类分析,我们检查了年轻人应对大流行的独特类型。我们使用了一套扩展的指标,包括传统的以问题和情绪为中心的应对措施,以及弹性和应对灵活性的措施。我们还研究了是否可以通过人口统计学、压力评估和包括灾难性思维和冲动在内的社会心理特征来预测班级成员。从2020年4月底到5月初,通过亚马逊的土耳其机器人(MTurk)和滚雪球的方法招募了1391名年轻人(18-35岁)。我们确定了六种类型:(1)弹性灵活的问题关注型解决者,(2)弹性不灵活的问题关注型解决者,(3)非弹性灵活的问题关注型解决者,(4)非弹性灵活的问题关注型解决者,(5)非弹性灵活的问题关注型解决者,(6)非弹性不灵活的问题关注型解决者。以1类作为参考类,我们发现大流行的感知中心性和不可控制性以及灾难性思维和冲动性是班级成员的显著预测因子。压力评估和心理社会特征的平均水平在班级之间差异显著,加强了这些班级的结构效度。研究结果表明,培养年轻人的适应力和灵活性以及特定的应对技能非常重要,这些技能可以帮助抵消未来流行病或其他健康危机可能导致的生活方式剧烈变化所带来的心理影响。
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Journal of General Psychology
Journal of General Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
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5.20
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10
期刊介绍: The Journal of General Psychology publishes human and animal research reflecting various methodological approaches in all areas of experimental psychology. It covers traditional topics such as physiological and comparative psychology, sensation, perception, learning, and motivation, as well as more diverse topics such as cognition, memory, language, aging, and substance abuse, or mathematical, statistical, methodological, and other theoretical investigations. The journal especially features studies that establish functional relationships, involve a series of integrated experiments, or contribute to the development of new theoretical insights or practical applications.
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