The mediating effects of resilience and coping strategies on perceived threat of Covid-19 and subjective well-being among Malaysian emerging adults

International Journal of Research in Counseling and Education Pub Date : 2021-12-07 DOI:10.24036/00446za0002

Yi Hang Siew, Yi Lin Low, Chin Leong Wong, S. T’ng, Khee Hoong Ho

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has been affecting the Malaysian psychological well-being, particularly among emerging adults. They have been found to have higher vulnerability during the transitional life change. Therefore, the present study aims to examine the mediating effects of resilience and coping strategies (i.e., task-oriented coping, emotion-oriented coping, avoidance-oriented coping) on perceived threat of COVID-19 and subjective well-being (SWB) among Malaysian emerging adults. A cross-sectional online survey study was conducted for recruiting 162 participants. They were emerging adults aged between 18 to 25 years old (M = 22.51). The finding revealed that only task-oriented coping mediates the association between perceived threat of COVID-19 and SWB. However, the other hypotheses were not supported. This significant finding has widened the literature perspective of COVID-19 in the local context. Task-oriented coping is crucial to be cultivated among emerging adults for reducing the impact of the stressful situation, contributing to better psychological health.

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韧性和应对策略对马来西亚新兴成年人Covid-19感知威胁和主观幸福感的中介作用

新冠肺炎的爆发一直影响着马来西亚的心理健康，尤其是新兴成年人的心理健康。人们发现，在过渡时期的生活变化中，他们的脆弱性更高。因此，本研究旨在检验马来西亚新兴成年人的韧性和应对策略（即任务导向型应对、情绪导向型应对和回避导向型应对）对新冠肺炎威胁感知和主观幸福感（SWB）的中介效应。进行了一项横断面在线调查研究，招募了162名参与者。他们是年龄在18至25岁之间的新兴成年人（M=22.51）。研究结果表明，只有以任务为导向的应对方式才能调节新冠肺炎威胁与SWB之间的关联。然而，其他假设没有得到支持。这一重要发现拓宽了新冠肺炎在当地背景下的文献视角。在新兴成年人中培养以任务为导向的应对方式至关重要，可以减少压力环境的影响，有助于改善心理健康。

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