Table 1.
General linear regression analysis of overseas Chinese university preparatory students' stress and coping strategies (N = 756)
| Coping strategies | Stress | B | SE B | β* | Adj. R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active, problem-focused coping/ positive | |||||
| Life goals* | -0.18 | 0.04 | -0.19 | .09 | |
| Academic problems | -0.02 | 0.04 | -0.02 | .04 | |
| Social problems* | -0.22 | 0.04 | -0.23 | .10 | |
| Personal/financial problems | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | .03 | |
| Passive, problem-focused coping/negative | |||||
| Life goals* | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.13 | .04 | |
| Academic problems | -0.05 | 0.05 | -0.04 | .02 | |
| Social problems | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.06 | .03 | |
| Personal/financial problems* | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.19 | .06 | |
| Active, emotion-focused coping/ positive | |||||
| Life goals* | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.12 | .01 | |
| Academic problems | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.08 | .01 | |
| Social problems* | -0.30 | 0.04 | -0.28 | .02 | |
| Personal/financial problems* | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.12 | .01 | |
| Passive, emotion-focused | |||||
| Life goals* | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.17 | .12 | |
| Academic problems | -0.07 | 0.04 | -0.06 | .06 | |
| Social problems* | 0.31 | 0.04 | 0.27 | .17 | |
| Personal/financial problems* | 0.25 | 0.04 | 0.23 | .14 | |
*p < 0.01