Coping strategies

Exposure

7 papers4 findings

  • 3 independent labs in 3 countries
  • Funders: National Institute on Aging and 4 more
  • Humans6

Outcomes

2

Brain volume

mediatesin humans1

1 study
  1. Coping strategies mediate brain volume in humans.

    “significant mediations through some of the coping strategies were found between early adversity and cognition and between early adversity and brain volume”

    Humansbetween early adversity and brain volume

    The Effect of Early Adverse Experiences on Coping Strategies, Mental Health, Brain and Cognition

    AAIC 2025 abstractDec 23, 2025

Cognitive function

mediatesin humans1

1 study
  1. Coping strategies mediate cognitive function in humans.

    “significant mediations through some of the coping strategies were found between early adversity and cognition”

    Humansbetween early adversity and cognition

    The Effect of Early Adverse Experiences on Coping Strategies, Mental Health, Brain and Cognition

    AAIC 2025 abstractDec 23, 2025

Associations

2

Mortality

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1 study
  1. Coping strategies raise the risk of mortality in humans (HR: 1.15, 95% CI: 1.05-1.26).

    “When examining coping via specific strategies, only social coping was associated with higher mortality risk (HR: 1.15, 95% CI: 1.05-1.26) after Bonferroni correction.”

    Humansmean follow-up of 16.7 yearsmalesn = 743

    The Costs of Coping: Long-Term Mortality Risk in Aging Men

    The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciencesMar 19, 2024

Perceived stress

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1 study
  1. Coping strategies are associated with perceived stress in humans.

    “coping strategies involving negation, substance consumption, and appeal to other people and religion to face everyday life, together with higher education, were associated with higher levels of stress”

    HumansCOVID-19 pandemic

    Cognitive reserve and coping strategies predict the level of perceived stress during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

    Personality and individual differencesMay 2, 2022

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