The Stress of Leprosy as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Coping Resources, Coping Strategies, and Psychological Well-Being in Persons Affected by Leprosy. The Structural Equation Models Through a Correlation Study

Abstract

Intoduction

Psychological strength plays an important role in reducing stress due to leprosy because leprosy can cause physical, psychological, and social problems. For that reason, this study aims to investigate the relationship between coping sources, coping strategies, and psychological well-being through leprosy stress.

Methods

This research instrument uses a stress perception scale, coping sources, coping strategies, and psychological well-being scale to collect data from 125 participants consisting of women (33.60%) and men 66.40%. The test analysis in this study uses SmartPLS through structural equation modeling to prove the correlation.

Results

The results of the SEM test indicate that there is a negative relationship between coping resources and leprosy stress, with a coefficient value of (−0.380), p-value of (0.000) <0.05, and a positive relationship is obtained with psychological well-being with the coefficient value of (0.427), p-value of (0.000) <0.05. Meanwhile, the SEM test shows a negative relationship between coping strategies and stress of leprosy, with the coefficient of (−0.566), p-value of (0.000) <0.05, and a positive relationship is obtained with psychological well-being (0.355), p-value of (0.000) < 0.05. Furthermore, on psychological well-being, stress shows a negative relationship, with the coefficient of (−0.212), p-value of (0.002).

Discussion

Exploration of important coping sources is done to weaken the power of leprosy as a stressor and the use of effective coping strategies is needed to solve physical, psychological, and social problems for “People Affected by Leprosy”, and simultaneously these two attributes are used to achieve prosperity. psychological. better.

Keywords:

• stress leprosy
• coping resources
• coping strategies
• psychological well-being

Data Sharing Statement

All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article.

Ethical Approval

The study procedure was in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and was approved by the Dr. Sutomo Hospital Health Research Ethics Committee with the number: 0168/KEPK/III/2021. All participants were given informed consent and were informed that they could withdraw at any time from the study.

Acknowledgments

The author would like to thank Leprosy patients and those around them, for sharing their experiences. We would also like to express our gratitude to the administrators at the institution who have assisted and supported this research.

Author Contributions

All authors made a significant contribution to the work reported, whether that is in the conception, study design, execution, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation, or in all these areas; took part in drafting, revising or critically reviewing the article; gave final approval of the version to be published; have agreed on the journal to which the article has been submitted; and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work. All authors critically revised the article, give final approval for the submission of the article, and agree to be responsible for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of each part of the work are properly researched and resolved.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in relation to this work.

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Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not for- profit sectors.