The Impact of Coping Styles on the Mental Health of Outstanding Physical Education Students in Shanghai During the Normalization Epidemic: The Chain Mediation Role of Meaning in Life and Prosocial Behavior

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Table 1 Descriptive Statistics and Correlation Analysis of Coping Style, Meaning in Life, Prosocial Behavior, and Mental Health

Variable	M ± SD	1	2	3	4
1. Coping style	99.7±18.29	1
2. Meaning in life	51.38±9.07	0.592**	1
3. Prosocial behavior	84.81±13.62	0.647**	0.662**	1
4. Mental health	97.43±39.96	−0.448**	−0.433**	−0.443**	1

Note: **p<0.01.

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.

Table 2 Hierarchical Regression Results Table

Variable	E	STE	E	STE	E	STE	E	STE	E	STE
Constant	194.976		197.349		145.155		130.32		130.473
Coping style	−0.978	0.102	−0.978	0.102	−0.909	0.097	−0.907	0.097	−0.905	0.098
Gender			−1.664	3.76	−2.069	3.556	−2.213	3.559	−2.211	3.563
Age					3.541	0.533	3.263	0.599	3.304	0.616
Programs							3.293	3.231	3.251	3.239
Child									−0.268	0.926
R^2	0.201		0.201		0.288		0.29		0.121
F	91.352**		45.673		24.017**		36.85		29.422
ΔR²	0.198		0.001		0.09		0.002		0.001
ΔF	91.352		0.196		44.145		1.178		0.593

Note: **p<0.01.

Abbreviations: E, coefficient; STE, standardized coefficient.

Table 3 Path Analysis

	SC	SE	p value
Coping style→Meaning in life	−0.294	0.021	***
Coping style→Prosocial behavior	0.293	0.033	***
Coping style→Mental health	−0.494	0.135	***
Meaning in life→Prosocial behavior	−0.644	0.066	***
Meaning in life→Mental health	−0.810	0.277	0.004
Prosocial behavior→Mental health	−0.513	0.195	0.009

Note: ***p<0.001.

Abbreviations: SC, standardization coefficient; SE, standard error.

Figure 1 Mediation model of the influence of coping style on mental health.

Note: ***P<0.001.

Table 4 Mediating Effects of Coping Style and Mental Health on the Relationship Between Meaning in Life and Prosocial Behavior

	Effect	BootSE	BootLLCI	BootULCI
Direct effect	−0.493	0.135	−0.7596	−0.2273	50.4%
Coping style→Meaning in life→Mental health	−0.238	0.101	−0.44	−0.05	24.3%
Coping style→Prosocial behavior→Mental health	−0.15	0.061	−0.273	−0.039	15.3%
Coping style→Meaning in life→Prosocial behavior→Mental health	−0.097	0.039	−0.18	−0.025	10%
Total effect	−0.978	0.102	−0.697	−0.295

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SE, standard error.