The relationship of cultural values to coping styles, perceived stress, and emotional well-being of master’s level business students at a European University
Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The study examined the relationships between coping strategies, emotional well-being and perceived stress under the aspect of cultural values among 226 university students. Participants completed questionnaires relating to their cultural values, emotional well-being, perceived stress, and their coping strategies. The main objective was to explore the effect of a potential mediating effect of coping styles on cultural values and well-being. It was found that cultural values had a significant effect on an individual’s preferred coping style and well-being, while coping also showed to correlate with well-being. Especially long-term orientation showed to be the strongest predictor for both coping styles and well-being. No mediating effect of coping on cultural values and well-being using a mediation analysis could be found. Additionally, it was examined whether the results for participants from Germanic European countries significantly differed from participants of Latin European origin in regard to well-being, coping styles and cultural values. It was found that uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation and task-oriented coping differed among the two groups. Based on the study’s findings, it is suggested to implement self-discipline interventions and/or tools to help students cope with stress.
Author: Wahler, Gloria
Language: English
Topic: Student Stress and Coping
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6996283940