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Flexibility in coping deployment and psychological adjustment during COVID-19: A three-level meta-analysis across 33 countries

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  • Chen, Si
  • Cheung, Mike W.-L
  • Cheng, Cecilia

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Coping flexibility is proposed as an important framework for explicating psychological adjustment to major life stress. This meta-analysis investigates the hypothesized mental health benefits of coping flexibility in the context of COVID-19, evaluating the sources of variation across diverse studies.

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  • Chen, Si & Cheung, Mike W.-L & Cheng, Cecilia, 2025. "Flexibility in coping deployment and psychological adjustment during COVID-19: A three-level meta-analysis across 33 countries," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 380(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:380:y:2025:i:c:s0277953625005593
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118229
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