What is Emotion-Oriented Coping

Resiliency in college students is an important personal trait, in that it assists students in dealing with the stresses encountered in college in healthy ways. Despite having more life stressors than traditional students, nontraditional learners typically display higher levels of resiliency when compared with traditional learners. Due to their “real-world” roles in the workforce and in their families, nontraditional students are uniquely prepared to handle the stresses of academia. Nontraditional learners tend to rely less on their peers for social support and acceptance and find support from others in their lives. This resiliency will be particularly important as nontraditional students deal with the pressures of obtaining an education during and following the COVID-19 pandemic.