"Comparing Stress and Behavioral Coping Strategies During the Early Sta" by Cheng-Che Chen, Harry Yi-Jui Wu et al.
 

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-8-2022

Publication Title

Scientific Reports

Volume

12

First page number:

1

Last page number:

10

Abstract

This study reported domestic and overseas Taiwanese people’s perceived stress levels and examined the mediation effect of their coping strategies during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. We recruited 2727 Taiwanese respondents from the COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey (N = 173,426) between March 30 and May 30, 2020. The self-report questionnaire included a modified 10-item Perceived Stress Scale and a 16-item coping strategy scale. Three stress-coping factors were extracted with principal component analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Their effects were examined through a regression and mediation analysis. The overseas Taiwanese participants had a significantly higher stress level than domestic counterparts (2.89 to 2.69 in 1–5 scale, p < 0.001). Government guidance was associated with lower stress level among domestic (− 0.097, 95% C.I. [− 0.131, − 0.063]) but not overseas Taiwanese (0.025, [− 0.114, 0.163]). The association of stress level with residency was mediated by coping strategies, for government guidance (0.04, [0.01, 0.07], ref: domestic participants) and supportive social networks (− 0.03, [− 0.05, − 0.01]). All results hold after the propensity score matching on samples. Government guidance on COVID-19 as a channel for coping with stress is correlated with the residency status of the respondents. Public health authorities should recognize the importance of various mental health interventions during pandemics.

Controlled Subject

Taiwanese; COVID-19 (Disease); Stress (Psychology)

Disciplines

Political Science

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Language

English

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