Flexibility in coping deployment and psychological adjustment during COVID-19: A three-level meta-analysis across 33 countries

Si Chen, Mike W.-L Cheung and Cecilia Cheng

Social Science & Medicine, 2025, vol. 380, issue C

Abstract: Coping flexibility is proposed as an important framework for explicating psychological adjustment to major life stress. This meta-analysis investigates the hypothesized mental health benefits of coping flexibility in the context of COVID-19, evaluating the sources of variation across diverse studies.

Keywords: Coping; Psychological resilience; Psychological well-being; Mental health; Stress; Global health; Pandemic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118229

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