Coping moderates the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and stress in men during the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective: To test the explanatory power of coping strategies and intolerance of uncertainty on men’s perceived stress levels and test the moderating role of coping strategies in the relationshipbetween intolerance of uncertainty and perceived stress during the Covid-19 pandemic.Method: This was an online cross-sectional study in which 1,006 men living in Brazil duringthe Covid-19 pandemic participated. Participants were recruited using a snowball samplingtechnique and completed a questionnaire containing measures of all study variables. Data wereexamined using a correlation and a regression analysis. Results: Intolerance of uncertainty(β =.51) and refusal (β =.15) positively predicted perceived stress, whereas control (β = –.31)and isolation (β = –.06) negatively predicted it. Together, these variables explained 52% ofmen’s perceived stress (p