Coping Strategies in Adults in the Central-South Zone of Chile, During the Health Contingency due to COVID-19Abstract:
The aim of the research was to determine the personal and family coping strategies as the confinement experience developed, due to the COVID-19 health contingency, in an adult population of the south-central zone of Chile.
The study was quantitative, with a cross-sectional, associative design. The sample consisted of 251 young adults, 139 (55.4%) women, and 112 (44.6%) men, with an age range of 18 to 40 years. The instruments applied were the Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI) and the Personal Evaluation Scale of Family Functioning in Crisis Situations (F-COPE). Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s r correlation tests, Student’s t-test, and one-way ANOVA. The results show that an individual’s coping is positively related to his/her family one, with significant differences according to gender and age. The findings are discussed according to the reviewed theoretical and empirical background.
Keywords: Coping Strategies; Family Coping; Mental Health; Adulthood; COVID-19
