Coronavirus Stress and Resilience: Exploring the Role of Hope and Meaning in in Life Undergraduate Students

Autor/inn/en	Mert, Abdullah; Arslan, Gökmen; Tagay, Özlem
Titel	Coronavirus Stress and Resilience: Exploring the Role of Hope and Meaning in in Life Undergraduate Students
Quelle	In: International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 8 (2021), S.129-138 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mert, Abdullah) ORCID (Arslan, Gökmen) ORCID (Tagay, Özlem)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Undergraduate Students; Pandemics; COVID-19; Stress Variables; Quality of Life; Goal Orientation; Self Concept; World Views; Resilience (Psychology); Psychological Patterns; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Lebensqualität; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Selbstkonzept; World view; Weltanschauung; Türkei
Abstract	The aim of the present study was to investigate whether meaning in life and hope mediate the association between coronavirus stress and resilience in university students. The participants were 376 (68% female) undergraduate students attending a public university in Turkey. The age of the students ranged from 18 to 38 years (Mage = 20.67, SD = 3.62). The results of the present study suggest that the meaning of life and hope attenuate the negative effects of stress on hope and resilience. Specifically, hope emerged as an important mechanism for the relationship between meaning in life and resilience. These findings provide insights into the relationships between coronavirus stress, hope, sense of life, and resilience in young adults during the period COVID-19. Hope and sense of life may function as protective factors to promote mental health and well-being by increasing an individual's ability to recover from stressful situations with high motivation and in creative ways. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether meaning in life and hope mediate the relationship between coronavirus stress and resilience in university students. The participants were 376 (68% female) students attending a public university in Turkey. The age of the students ranged from 18 to 38 years (Mage = 20.67, SD = 3.62). The results of the study showed that the meaning of life and hope mitigated the negative effects of stress on hope and resilience. Specifically, hope was found to be an important mechanism for the relationship between meaning in life and resilience. These findings shed light on the relationships between coronavirus stress, hope, sense of life, and resilience in young adults during COVID-19. Hope and sense of life may act as protective factors to promote mental health and well-being by increasing individuals' ability to recover from stressful situations with high motivation and in creative ways. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies. Sakarya University, Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Sakarya, Turkey. e-mail: ijpesjournal@gmail.com; Web site: https://ijpes.com/index.php/ijpes/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01