Coping, COVID Knowledge, Communication, and HBCU Student's Emotional Well-being: Mediating Role of Perceived Control and Social Connectedness

Overview

Journal J Community Psychol

Publisher Wiley

Specialties Health Services
Psychology

Date 2022 Feb 21

PMID 35187691

Authors

Hsuan Yuan Huang

Huijun Li

Ying-Chia Hsu

Affiliations

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Abstract

The pandemic has disproportionately affected African American college students, who have experienced significant work-related, academic, financial, and socio-emotional challenges due to COVID-19. The purpose of the study is to investigate how African American students cope with the severe impact of COVID-19 on their emotional well-being leveraging the benefits of self-care coping measures, COVID-19 knowledge, and communication with others to enhance perceived control and social connectedness. A structural equation modeling and a path analysis of 254 responses from a Historically Black College and University showed that emotional well-being was positively predicted by self-care coping strategies, feelings of being in control in life, and social connectedness. In addition, respondents who adopted mind-body balance coping strategies, those who are knowledgeable about COVID-19, and those in more constant communication with others attained a strong sense of being in control, and in turn the empowerment increased their emotional well-being.

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