Exploring the association between coronavirus stress, meaning in life, psychological flexibility, and subjective well-being . Issue 4 (21st April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arslan, Gökmen; Allen, Kelly-Ann
• Is Part Of: Psychology, health & medicine. Volume 27:Issue 4(2022)
• Page Start: 803
• Page End: 814
• Publication Date: 2022-04-21
• Subjects: Well-being -- meaningful life -- covid-19 -- psychological flexibility -- positive psychology; Medicine and psychology -- Periodicals; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2021.1876892
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1354-8506

Abstract

ABSTRACT: There has been a call to action from much of the community to urgently investigate stress and well-being during the global health crisis instigated by COVID-19. This study seeks to investigate well-being, meaning in life, and psychological flexibility in relation to COVID-19 stress. Participants of the study consisted of 417 students from a public university, and they were 40.3% male and 59.7% female, ranging in age from 18 to 40 years ( M = 23.36, SD = 5.96). The study's findings indicated that meaning in life and psychological flexibility mediated the effect of coronavirus stress on student well-being. Psychological flexibility also mitigated the effect of stress on meaning in life. The study findings offer implications for mental health professionals and officials responding to COVID-19 and provide insights into future planning and preparedness for disasters of this scale that may occur in future years.