Clifford Christopher, Paulk Ellis, Lin Qiyang, Cadwallader Jeanne, Lubbers Kathy, Frazier Leslie D
Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL USA.
Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI USA.
Curr Psychol. 2022 Feb 21:1-10. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-02870-0.
The COVID-19 pandemic created high levels of stress that negatively affect mental health and well-being. The stress and coping process is influenced by individual difference factors, such as personality, that impact perceptual processes and emotional reactions. Adult playfulness is a personality characteristic that may lead to better mental and physical health outcomes. We test a theoretical model to determine whether the two factors of perceived stress, perceived self-efficacy (PSE) and perceived helplessness (PH), mediate the relationship among playfulness and coping in adults (N = 694). Scores on the Perceived Stress Scale were high indicating high levels of pandemic-related stress. The SEM model demonstrated direct effects of playfulness on PSE, PH, adaptive, maladaptive, and supportive coping. Both dimensions of perceived stress were partial mediators in the relationship among playfulness and coping outcomes. Findings illustrate the pathways by which adult playfulness can amplify or attenuate the impact of stress perceptions on coping strategies. The importance of building psychological resources such as playfulness to boost adaptive outcomes in stressful situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic is discussed.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-022-02870-0.
新冠疫情造成了高度压力，对心理健康和幸福产生了负面影响。压力与应对过程受个体差异因素影响，如个性，个性会影响感知过程和情绪反应。成年人的好玩特性是一种个性特征，可能会带来更好的身心健康结果。我们测试了一个理论模型，以确定感知压力的两个因素，即感知自我效能（PSE）和感知无助（PH），是否在成年人（N = 694）的好玩与应对之间的关系中起中介作用。感知压力量表得分较高，表明与疫情相关的压力水平较高。结构方程模型（SEM）表明好玩对PSE、PH、适应性应对、非适应性应对和支持性应对有直接影响。感知压力的两个维度在好玩与应对结果之间的关系中均为部分中介变量。研究结果说明了成年人的好玩特性可以增强或减弱压力感知对应对策略影响的途径。讨论了在新冠疫情等压力情境下建立好玩等心理资源以促进适应性结果的重要性。
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