Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2024 Dec;72(9):3147-3151. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2168126. Epub 2023 Jan 26.
This study examined inter- and intra-person level associations between stress and overwhelm and adaptive coping strategies used by college students during COVID-19. Participants were 55 college students (Mage = 23.31, SD = 4.49; 87% White, 85% Female), who completed a 21-day daily diary study. The common coping strategies endorsed were media use, relaxation techniques, and exercise. Variability among feelings of stress (ICC = .520) and overwhelm (ICC = .530) were similarly explained by between and within-person differences. Daily stress and overwhelm were positively associated with relaxation techniques, media, and total coping strategies. Further, daily stress was positively associated with connection with others to cope. At the between-person level, average stress was associated with avoidance strategies such as taking a break from news to cope. These findings may prove useful in the development of interventions to increase the practice of adaptive coping strategies to reduce stress and overwhelm.
这项研究考察了大学生在 COVID-19 期间面临的压力和不知所措的人际间和个体内关联，以及他们使用的适应性应对策略。参与者为 55 名大学生（平均年龄 = 23.31，标准差 = 4.49；87%为白人，85%为女性），他们完成了为期 21 天的日常日记研究。被认可的常见应对策略包括使用媒体、放松技术和锻炼。压力（ICC =.520）和不知所措（ICC =.530）的个体间和个体内差异同样可以解释其变化性。日常压力和不知所措与放松技术、媒体和总应对策略呈正相关。此外，日常压力与与他人联系以应对压力呈正相关。在个体间水平上，平均压力与回避策略相关，例如通过不关注新闻来应对。这些发现可能有助于开发干预措施，以增加适应性应对策略的实践，从而减轻压力和不知所措。
