How college students are coping with COVID-19 : a qualitative study

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to measure college students' coping strategies and change of lifestyle during the COVID-19 pandemic.

PARTICIPANTS: Students from the State University in California were recruited during July 2020.

METHODS: A total of 11 focus group meetings were conducted.

RESULTS: Students' coping strategies were analyzed aligning with the Transactional model of stress and coping - primary appraisal, secondary appraisal and coping efforts, and meaning-based coping. Their physical activity patterns were dramatically changed. They used various ways of managing stress and tried to overcome the unexpected situation caused by COVID-19.

CONCLUSIONS: This study mainly analyzed the three constructs of the transactional model: primary appraisal, secondary appraisal and coping efforts, and meaning-based coping. It is expected that the future study will focus on the last construct, coping outcomes/adaptation after the COVID-19 pandemic to measure the association between coping strategies and their outcomes.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

Journal of American college health : J of ACH - 71(2023), 8 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 2347-2355

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Park, Chulwoo [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ni [VerfasserIn]
Madan, Nikita [VerfasserIn]
Tseng, Hsin Yi [VerfasserIn]
Assaf, Huda [VerfasserIn]
Thai, Jasmine [VerfasserIn]
Ahmed, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Pagidipati, Pranuthi [VerfasserIn]

Links:

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Themen:

COVID-19
College student
Coping strategies
Focus group meeting
Journal Article
Transactional model of stress and coping

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.11.2023

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/07448481.2021.1967365

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM329921215