Relationships between Coping Styles, Emotional Distress, and Fear of COVID-19 among Workers in the Oil and Gas Industry in Malaysia during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had serious impacts on psychological health globally. However, very little is currently known regarding the link between fear of COVID-19 with psychological health and various coping styles, especially among oil and gas workers. This study aims to assess the prevalence of depression and anxiety among oil and gas workers, and subsequently examine the role of sociodemographic and occupational variables, various coping styles, and emotional distress in contributing to fear of COVID-19. A total of 299 oil and gas workers participated in this study. The DASS-21, Brief COPE, and Fear of COVID-19 (FCV-19) were used to assess the research variables. The descriptive analyses of DASS-21 indicated a prevalence of 26.8%, 33.5%, and 17.1% for depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively, among oil and gas workers. The results also indicated that all types of coping styles (problem-oriented, emotion-oriented, and dysfunctional-oriented) were significant predictors of fear of COVID-19. Sociodemographic and occupational variables and emotional distress variables were not significant predictors of fear of COVID-19. The study suggests how crucial it is for occupational mental health surveillance and prompt intervention for oil and gas workers.
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Past studies reported that psychological flexibility, psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and coping styles were among protective factors for psychological distress.
“past studies reporting that psychological constructs, such as psychological flexibility, psychological mindedness, mindfulness, and coping styles, were among protective factors for psychological distress [13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20].”
From Seroprevalence of COVID-19 and Psychological Distress among Front Liners at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah Campus during the Third Wave of COVID-19 (2022) · cites this paper as [18]
The Discussion and Conclusions section recommends emotion-oriented coping as a buffer against fear of COVID-19 and suggests that coping-based interventions might foster mental health among oil and gas workers. It does not establish coping styles as protective against psychological distress, and the cited passages do not address psychological flexibility, psychological mindedness, or mindfulness. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.82)
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- Authors
- Kulip, J., Jeffree, M. S., Pang, N. T. P., Nasirruddin, N., & Wider, W.
- Affiliations
- Universiti of Malaysia Sabah (MY)
- INTI International University (MY)
- Corresponding author
- Jeffree, Mohammad Saffree
- Pang, Nicholas Tze Ping
- Venue
- Sustainability
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2022-04-30
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 5398
- ISSN
- 2071-1050 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4225293705
- Cited by
- 13
- References
- 31
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 5
- FWCI
- 2.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Locations
- Sustainability (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- UMS Institutional Repository (Universiti Malaysia Sabah) (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Employment and Welfare Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Keywords
- fear of COVID-19, coping styles, emotional distress, depression, anxiety, occupational stress, oil and gas workers, workplace mental health, mental health, Malaysia
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