Toward a positive life beyond covid-19: Problem-solving appraisal as a resistance resource in the relationship between stress and well-being in students
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Date
2023
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MDPI
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic is a major global stressor that has been associated with elevated
risk of negative mental health symptoms. As a helping profession, our main task should be identifying
factors that may shield individuals from the negative consequences of stress, rather than only focusing
on the causes and symptoms of stress. One such factor, identified in the literature, is an individual’s
perception of their problem-solving skills. In this study we investigate the role of problem-solving
appraisal in the association between perceived stress and psychological well-being. Participants were
students (n = 322) who completed the Problem Solving Inventory, the Perceived Stress Scale, the short
forms of the trait scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Beck Hopelessness Scale. The
results demonstrate the health-sustaining benefits of problem-solving appraisal, as all dimensions
of problem-solving appraisal (problem-solving confidence, approach-avoidance style, and problemsolving control) were directly associated with hopelessness and anxiety.
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Keywords
Anxiety, Covid-19, Public health, Mental health, South Africa
Citation
Pretorius, T. B., & Padmanabhanunni, A. (2023). Toward a positive life beyond covid-19: Problem-solving appraisal as a resistance resource in the relationship between stress and well-being in students. Healthcare (Switzerland), 11(3), 350. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11030350