Repercussions of Pandemic and Preventive Measures on General Well-Being, Psychological Health, Physical Fitness, and Health Behavior: Mediating Role of Coping Behavior

Xin Fan; Rashid Menhas; Rizwan Ahmed Laar

doi:10.2147/PRBM.S405273

Repercussions of Pandemic and Preventive Measures on General Well-Being, Psychological Health, Physical Fitness, and Health Behavior: Mediating Role of Coping Behavior

Psychol Res Behav Manag. 2023 Jul 3:16:2437-2454. doi: 10.2147/PRBM.S405273. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Xin Fan¹, Rashid Menhas², Rizwan Ahmed Laar¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Physical Education, Hubei Normal University, Huangshi, 435002, People's Republic of China.
² Research Center of Sports Social Sciences, College of Physical Education and Sports, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Background: Pandemic prevention measures increased physical inactivity due to travel restrictions that led to negative physical fitness, health behavior, psychological health, and general well-being. The mediating role of coping behavior must be identified before developing interventional strategies for this pandemic.

Objective: The study investigates the mediating role of coping behavior to mitigate the Coronavirus disease impact on physical fitness, health behavior, psychological health, and general well-being.

Methods: A web-based survey was used under convenience sampling to collect the primary data. Smart-PLS 3.0 was used to analyze the collected data.

Results: All 14 direct correlations (H1-H14) were correct, and coping behavior's mediating impact was shown to be statistically significant (H9a- H14d).

Conclusion: Our study findings indicate that mediating role of coping behavior in mitigating the pandemic impacts was statistically significant. It is concluded that coping behavior is a healthy adaptation to protecting the barrier against COVID-19 adverse effects on health.

Keywords: COVID-19; impact; lockdown; strategies.