A Hierarchical Model of Coping in the College Student Population

Autor/inn/en	Pickens, Bryon C.; McKinney, Robert; Bell, Stephanie C.
Titel	A Hierarchical Model of Coping in the College Student Population
Quelle	In: Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education, 7 (2019) 2, S.1-19 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2166-2681
Schlagwörter	Coping; Mental Health; Student Welfare; Stress Management; Stress Variables; Undergraduate Students; Context Effect; Student Personnel Services; Individual Differences; Psychological Characteristics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewältigung; Psychohygiene; Studentenseelsorge; Stressmanagement; Stressbewältigung; Individueller Unterschied
Abstract	Research has indicated a fall in college student mental health over the past 16 years, with no corresponding increase in use of mental health care services. To investigate how college students choose to manage stressful issues, we assessed coping styles as measured by the dispositional COPE inventory in a multi-state sample of undergraduate students (N = 109). We tested a four-factor, hierarchical model of coping with a factor-based variant of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), an approach noted for its accuracy with small sample sizes. Results indicated the existence of a hierarchical effect that explained 67.4 percent of variance in coping subscale scores, and validated the four factors of Approach, Avoidance, Social-Contextual, and Individual-Contextual coping styles. All coping style pairs had significant positive relationships (p [less than or equal to] 0.002) with one exception; Approach and Avoidance had a significant negative relationship (p < 0.001). Implications for researchers and practitioners are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01