Mapping Trends in Coping Strategies and Job Performance: A Computational Approach to Workplace Well-being

Abstract

Understanding the interaction of coping strategies, job performance, well-being, and organizational-level outcomes is limited in the literature. To address this gap, the study employs a bibliometric approach to investigate trends, critical themes, and knowledge gaps pertaining to coping strategies and their influence on performance. The main aims were to identify key themes, analyze worldwide research trends, and pinpoint underexplored areas warranting further research.

A systematic literature review using the PRISMA framework that searches Scopus and Web of Science for publications ranging from the years 2010 to 2025. We included peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews and conference papers published in English, leading to an initial 533 articles which were filtered down to 236 based upon screening and the removal of duplicates. The bibliometric analysis identified core themes of coping strategies, job performance, and psychological distress, and emerging themes such as resilience, mindfulness, and physiological factors like heart rate variability. The study found that China and the USA are dominant in terms of research output, with limited participation from other regions, and on global scale only 7.2% of articles had international co-authorship (7).

This research paper indicates how important coping strategies are for handling stress and improving your work performance, as well as pointing out some new ideas for future research. It also looks to increased global collaboration, modern research methods, and attention to current workplace needs, such as hybrid environments, to drive employee outcomes and organizational success.