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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dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Tyrone B.
dc.contributor.authorPadmanabhanunni, Anita
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-21T10:15:40Z
dc.date.available2023-02-21T10:15:40Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPretorius, 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/healthcare11030350en_US
dc.identifier.issn2227-9032
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11030350
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8455
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectCovid-19en_US
dc.subjectPublic healthen_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleToward a positive life beyond covid-19: Problem-solving appraisal as a resistance resource in the relationship between stress and well-being in studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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