Table 6.

Coping mechanisms of the participants (maximum of three answers possible)

Managing stress	Chechnya		Ingushetia
First mentioned	n = 256	%	n = 283	%
'Turn my head' (see footnote vii)	123	48.1%	131	46.3%
-Keep busy	50	19.5%	59	20.9%
-Aggressive behaviour	56	21.9%	51	18%
-Praying	27	10.5%	40	14.1%
-Other			2	0.7
Second mentioned	n = 256	%	n = 283	%
Praying	137	53.5%	131	46.3%
-Aggression	40	15.6%	46	16.3%
-Talking	32	12.5%	40	14.1%
-Keep busy	24	9.4%	46	16.3%
-Drug/alcohol use	13	5.1%	26	9.2%
- Other	10	3.9%	10	3.5%
Third mentioned	n = 255	%	n = 220	%
Support of family members	101	39.6%	106	48.2%
-Talking to others	66	25.9%	7	3.2%
-Drug/alcohol use	17	6.7%	28	12.7%
-Other	71	27.8	43	19.6%