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The aim of the study was to assess ego-resiliency as a potential protective factor against stress symptoms and to determine effective coping strategies in a group of patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted from March 2020 to March 2022 among patients attending a Mental Health Clinic in the Upper Silesian metropolitan area of Poland. A total of 68 participants with a confirmed diagnosis of GAD (42 women, 26 men) completed the Ego-Resiliency Scale (ER89-R12), the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS), and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Results: The mean score on the ER89-R12 was 32.85 \u00b1 6.52 points, with no significant gender differences. The mean PSS-10 score was 22.48 \u00b1 5.61, corresponding to a moderate to high perceived stress level. Significant negative correlations were found between ego-resiliency and perceived stress, and positive correlations between ego-resiliency and task-focused coping. Conclusions: Ego-resiliency may serve as a protective factor against stress and promote adaptive, task-focused coping strategies in patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Strengthening ego-resiliency may be a relevant therapeutic target in clinical interventions.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina61122234","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,17]],"date-time":"2025-12-17T15:53:46Z","timestamp":1765986826000},"page":"2234","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Ego-Resiliency and Coping Styles in Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"61","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1810-9018","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Karina","family":"Badura-Brzoza","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-055 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Patryk","family":"G\u0142\u00f3wczy\u0144ski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-055 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5904-6407","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Pawe\u0142","family":"D\u0119bski","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-055 Katowice, Poland"},{"name":"Institute of Psychology, Humanitas Academy in Sosnowiec, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4438-2376","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Micha\u0142","family":"B\u0142achut","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinical Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, 40-055 Katowice, Poland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6336-7251","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sebastian Binyamin","family":"Skalski-Bednarz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Philosophy and Education, Catholic University of Eichst\u00e4tt-Ingolstadt, 85072 Eichst\u00e4tt, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,12,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1734","DOI":"10.2105\/AJPH.2014.302003","article-title":"Determinants of mental health and self-rated health: A model of socioeconomic status, neighborhood safety, and physical activity","volume":"104","author":"Meyer","year":"2014","journal-title":"Am. 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