Relationships among adult playfulness, stress, and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic created high levels of stress that negatively affect mental health and well-being. The stress and coping process is influenced by individual difference factors, such as personality, that impact perceptual processes and emotional reactions. Adult playfulness is a personality characteristic that may lead to better mental and physical health outcomes. We test a theoretical model to determine whether the two factors of perceived stress, perceived self-efficacy (PSE) and perceived helplessness (PH), mediate the relationship among playfulness and coping in adults (N = 694). Scores on the Perceived Stress Scale were high indicating high levels of pandemic-related stress. The SEM model demonstrated direct effects of playfulness on PSE, PH, adaptive, maladaptive, and supportiv

SUBMITTER: Clifford C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8860462 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature