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Coping with COVID-19 – Longitudinal analysis of coping strategies and the role of trait mindfulness in mental well-being

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Götmann, Alexander, Bechtoldt, Myriam N.·2021·Personality and Individual Differences

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Policy interventions intended to fight COVID-19 forced people to cope with several restrictions on their personal freedom. The present work addressed the question of how people dealt with stressors during a lockdown period and investigated the role of trait mindfulness and its subcomponents in coping and mental well-being. We recruited a sample of 93 participants to study coping reactions using a multi-wave study over a period of two-months with 13 measurement points. Multilevel analysis revealed that engagement-related coping such as problem-solving was positively related to well-being; the opposite was true for disengagement coping such as blaming. The mindfulness facet orientation towards experience (being open and accepting experiences without judgment) was negatively related to disengagement coping, while the facet self-regulated attention (awareness of the present moment) was positively related to engagement coping. Self-regulated attention but not orientation towards experience was associated with savoring positive aspects of COVID-related changes over time. Engagement-related coping mediated the effects of trait mindfulness on well-being. The findings point to the differential effects of subcomponents of trait mindfulness in the context of coping and mental well-being. Further implications are discussed.

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Authors
Götmann, A., & Bechtoldt, M. N.
Affiliations
EBS University of Business and Law (DE)
Corresponding author
Götmann, Alexander
Venue
Personality and Individual Differences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-06
Volume
175
Pages
110695
ISSN
0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3127269067
Cited by
65
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 12
FWCI
8.53
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, coping strategies, trait mindfulness, psychological well-being, lockdown, engagement coping, disengagement coping, problem solving, blame, savoring, stressors

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