Table 7.

COPE results stratified by coping mechanism

Coping Mechanism	Gen avg	EMD avg	SMU avg
Active coping	2,386	2,394	2,367
Denial	2,197	2,118	2,370
Seeking social support for emotional reasons	2,119	2,112	2,133
Behavioral disengagement	2,417	2,432	2,386
Substance abuse	2,224	2,244	2,179