ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Psychology for Clinical Settings
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1560348
This article is part of the Research TopicBetween Emotional Regulation and Dysregulation: Perspectives, Interventions, Tools and Technologies for Psychological Well-BeingView all 15 articles
Chain mediation of resourcefulness and self-perceived burden between coping styles and psychological distress in stroke patients: a cross-sectional study
Provisionally accepted- 1The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
- 2Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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Objective: To explore the chain mediating roles of resourcefulness and self-perceived burden in the relationship between coping styles and psychological distress in stroke patients. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional investigation conducted from April to December 2023. A convenience sample of hospitalized stroke patients (n=432) was obtained in Sichuan Province, China. A demographic questionnaire, Medical Coping Mode Questionnaire, Resourcefulness Scale, Self-Perceived Burden Scale and psychological distress Thermometer were used to conduct the survey. Mediation effect testing was conducted using SPSS 25.0 . Results: Coping style, resourcefulness, self-perceived burden and psychological distress were significantly related to each other (p<0.05). The chain mediation effects of resourcefulness and self-perceived burden between coping styles (confrontation and avoidance) and distress were significant. Conclusion: Resourcefulness and self-perceived burden mediated the relationship between coping styles (confrontation, avoidance) and psychological distress. The results imply that intervention from the perspective of coping style, resourcefulness and self-perceived burden may help to alleviate psychological distress in stroke patients.
Keywords: Stroke, psychological distress, Coping Style, Resourcefulness, Self-perceived burden
Received: 14 Jan 2025; Accepted: 25 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Liu, Huang, YUE, Liu, Li and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Li Chen, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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