THE EFFECT OF PERCEIVED STRESS ON PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING WITH PROBLEM-FOCUSED COPING AS A MEDIATOR AMONG ENTREPRENEURS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

• Main Author: Qamariyah R.N.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences 2020-07-01
• Series: Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences
• Subjects: perceived stress; problem-focused coping; psychological well-being
• Online Access: https://rjoas.com/issue-2020-07/article_18.pdf

Entrepreneurship is associated with stressful situations, as entrepreneurial tasks are associated with income, risk, uncertainty and long working hours. Studies show that perceived stress is related to psychological well-being but the relationship between the two is ambiguous. Although it is widely accepted that stress is a fundamental part of entrepreneurship, there is little research that reveals how stress affects psychological condition of entrepreneurs and how its affects on the well-being and their businesses performances. Carnicer, et al. (2018) revealed that the effect of perceived stress on psychological well-being was shown to decrease if mediated by problem-focused coping. Therefore, this study investigates the role of problem-focused coping on mediating the effect of perceived stress and psychological well-being. Participants of this study were 105 entrepreneurs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from various regions in Indonesia. Data were collected using Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen & Williamson, 1988), Brief COPE (Carver, 1997), and Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff, 1989). Overall, the findings of this study show that problem-focused coping plays a mediating role in the effect of perceived stress on psychological well-being.