AUTHOR=O’Rourke Teresa , Vogel Carsten , John Dennis , Pryss Rüdiger , Schobel Johannes , Haug Fabian , Haug Julian , Pieh Christoph , Nater Urs M. , Feneberg Anja C. , Reichert Manfred , Probst Thomas 

TITLE=The Impact of Coping Styles and Gender on Situational Coping: An Ecological Momentary Assessment Study With the mHealth Application TrackYourStress

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.913125

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.913125

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of different coping styles on situational coping in everyday life situations and gender differences. An ecological momentary assessment study with the mobile health app TrackYourStress was conducted with 113 participants. The coping styles <italic>Positive Thinking</italic>, <italic>Active Stress Coping</italic>, <italic>Social Support</italic>, <italic>Support in Faith</italic>, and <italic>Alcohol and Cigarette Consumption</italic> of the Stress and Coping Inventory were measured at baseline. Situational coping was assessed by the question “How well can you cope with your momentary stress level” over 4 weeks. Multilevel models were conducted to test the effects of the coping styles on situational coping. Additionally, gender differences were evaluated. <italic>Positive Thinking</italic> (<italic>p</italic> = 0.03) and <italic>Active Stress Coping</italic> (<italic>p</italic> = 0.04) had significant positive impacts on situational coping in the total sample. For women, <italic>Social Support</italic> had a significant positive effect on situational coping (<italic>p</italic> = 0.046). For men, <italic>Active Stress Coping</italic> had a significant positive effect on situational coping (<italic>p</italic> = 0.001). Women had higher scores on the SCI scale <italic>Social Support</italic> than men (<italic>p</italic> = 0.007). These results suggest that different coping styles could be more effective in daily life for women than for men. Taking this into account, interventions tailored to users’ coping styles might lead to better coping outcomes than generalized interventions.</p>