Donovan, Rose (2014) Stress, Coping, and the Role of Health Promoting Behaviours. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The present study aimed to explore the role of Health-Promoting Behaviours (HPB) in relation to stress, psychological distress and coping; and examine the fit of Beccaria’s (2013), health-promoting universities (HPU) model. Beccaria found HPB strongly related to coping and buffered the effects of stress. Using multigroup structural equation modelling (SEM) path analysis to test measurement invariance, the replicated HPU model was tested in two samples of Australian adults, one within the working population (N = 220) and one from a student population (N = 209). The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) was used to measure stress. The Brief Coping Orientation Problems Experienced (COPE) scale was used to measure Emotion focused Coping (EFC) and Problem-Focused Coping (PFC). The Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile II (HPLPII) was used to measure HPB. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) was used to measure psychological distress. The model showed HPB influenced relationships among stress, coping and distress, while still allowing stress and coping to have a direct influence on psychological distress. Goodness of fit indices were acceptable with the model predicting 13% of the variance in EFC, 21% of PFC, and 62% of psychological distress. Path analysis indicated the model fit the data well across the population groups, improving when constrained. Implications for research and practice involving the HPU model are considered.
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Psychology, Counselling and Community (1 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2014) |
| Supervisors: | Gavin Beccaria |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Sep 2025 02:06 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Sep 2025 02:06 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Health-promoting behaviours; perceived stress; emotion-focused coping; problem-focused coping; psychological distress; |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52278 |
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