TABLE 1.
Descriptive statistics for key variables measuring stress, coping strategies, and health over time (n = 115)
| Time 1 |
Time 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructs | Measures | M (SD) | M (SD) | Differences in repeated measures | Cohen’s d |
| Stress | Perceived stress | 2.45 (2.27) | 2.67 (2.52) | t(111) = 0.88, p = 0.38 | 0.08 |
| Coping strategies | Problem-focussed coping | 1.68 (0.90) | 1.65 (0.84) | t(113) = −0.41, p = 0.68 | 0.04 |
| Meaning-focussed coping | 1.35 (0.82) | 1.39 (0.84) | t(113) = 0.57, p = 0.57 | 0.05 | |
| Social support | 1.18 (0.81) | 1.41 (0.85) | t(111) = 2.57, p = 0.01 | 0.24 | |
| Acceptance | 2.22 (0.87) | 2.72 (0.48) | t(113) = 5.37, p < 0.001 | 0.50 | |
| Sleep | Global sleep quality score | 5.06 (3.11) | 5.51 (3.23) | t(110) = 1.55, p = 0.12 | 0.15 |
| Mental health | Depressive symptoms | 4.26 (4.71) | 5.07 (5.07) | t(112) = 1.86, p = 0.07 | 0.17 |
| Global mental health | 54.68 (6.06) | 53.66 (6.55) | t(112) = −1.58, p = 0.12 | 0.15 | |
| Physical health | Global physical health | 53.13 (6.70) | 51.48 (8.21) | t(112) = −2.57, p = 0.011 | 0.24 |
| Overall perceived health | Perceived general health | 1.88 (0.73) | 1.99 (0.76) | t(112) = 2.03, p = 0.045 | 0.19 |