The Mediating Role of Rumination on Stress and Adaptive Coping Strategies among Working Adults

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Asna Saidi, Neha, and O.P. Sharma (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)

Every individual can experience stress in their life according to their lifestyle. Working adults experience some level of stress and cope with their situations accordingly. A few studies revealed that the environment creates negative emotions. Some of the studies also explain the relationship between stress and the coping strategies they adopt. In this study, we examine the role of rumination on stress and adaptive coping strategies among working adults both men and women. The mediating role of rumination (recurrent negative thinking) can affect stress and hinder coping strategies. In this study, a cross-sectional survey included 195 working adults 95 working women, and 100 working men aged 20-50 years. In the procedure, we examine working adults of different age groups. The first group has 20-35 years adults while the second group has 35-50 years of age group. The hypotheses of the study were found significantly confirmed based on the results we received. The result of the study revealed (1) that rumination affects stress more in young adults than older adults (2) that rumination hinders the coping strategies of working women than working men (3) that rumination affects stress and declines its coping strategies more in young adults than older adults.