APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
The Protective Role of Coping Flexibility: Link between COVID-Related Stress and Internalizing Symptoms in Caregivers
- Ei Thinzar
University of North Carolina, Greensboro - Meredith Gruhn
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Summer Motton
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Laura Machlin
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Adam Miller
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Margaret Sheridan
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstract
COVID-related stress was linked to higher levels of internalizing symptoms in caregivers of young children; however, caregiver coping flexibility moderated this association. Specifically, parents who endorsed high levels of stress related to physical health experienced lower levels of depression and anxiety symptoms when they endorsed high levels of coping flexibility.
Stress
