TY - JOUR T1 - An International Study on Psychological Coping During COVID-19: Towards a Meaning-Centered Coping Style JO - International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology T2 - AU - Eisenbeck,Nikolett AU - Carreno,David F. AU - Wong,Paul T.P. AU - Hicks,Joshua A. AU - María,Ruíz-Ruano García AU - Puga,Jorge L. AU - Greville,James AU - Testoni,Ines AU - Biancalani,Gianmarco AU - López,Ana Carla Cepeda AU - Villareal,Sofía AU - Enea,Violeta AU - Schulz-Quach,Christian AU - Jansen,Jonas AU - Sanchez-Ruiz,Maria-Jose AU - Yıldırım,Murat AU - Arslan,Gökmen AU - Cruz,José Fernando A. AU - Sofia,Rui Manuel AU - Ferreira,Maria José AU - Ashraf,Farzana AU - Wąsowicz,Grażyna AU - Shalaby,Shahinaz M. AU - Amer,Reham A. AU - Yousfi,Hadda AU - Chukwuorji,JohnBosco Chika AU - Guerra,Valeschka M. AU - Singh,Sandeep AU - Heintzelman,Samantha AU - Hutapea,Bonar AU - Béjaoui,Bouchara AU - Dash,Arobindu AU - Schlosser,Karoly Kornel AU - Anniko,Malin K. AU - Rossa,Martin AU - Wongcharee,Hattaphan AU - Avsec,Andreja AU - Kocjan,Gaja Zager AU - Kavčič,Tina AU - Leontiev,Dmitry A. AU - Taranenko,Olga AU - Rasskazova,Elena AU - Maher,Elizabeth AU - García-Montes,José Manuel SN - 16972600 M3 - 10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100256 DO - 10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100256 UR - https://www.elsevier.es/en-revista-international-journal-clinical-health-psychology-355-articulo-an-international-study-on-psychological-S1697260021000375 AB - Background/ObjectiveThis study examined the role of different psychological coping mechanisms in mental and physical health during the initial phases of the COVID-19 crisis with an emphasis on meaning-centered coping. MethodA total of 11,227 people from 30 countries across all continents participated in the study and completed measures of psychological distress (depression, stress, and anxiety), loneliness, well-being, and physical health, together with measures of problem-focused and emotion-focused coping, and a measure called the Meaning-centered Coping Scale (MCCS) that was developed in the present study. Validation analyses of the MCCS were performed in all countries, and data were assessed by multilevel modeling (MLM). ResultsThe MCCS showed a robust one-factor structure in 30 countries with good test-retest, concurrent and divergent validity results. MLM analyses showed mixed results regarding emotion and problem-focused coping strategies. However, the MCCS was the strongest positive predictor of physical and mental health among all coping strategies, independently of demographic characteristics and country-level variables. ConclusionsThe findings suggest that the MCCS is a valid measure to assess meaning-centered coping. The results also call for policies promoting effective coping to mitigate collective suffering during the pandemic. ER -