Table 2.
Statistical significance between severity of depression (HDRS) and coping with stress strategies (COPE).
| Statistical analysis | p | |
|---|---|---|
| Active coping & HDRS | r=0.01 | 0.903 |
| Planning & HDRS | r=−0.01 | 0.922 |
| Seeking social support for instrumental reasons & HDRS | r=−0.07 | 0.522 |
| Seeking social support for emotional reasons & HDRS | r=−0.09 | 0.433 |
| Suppression of competing activities& HDRS | r=0.09 | 0.422 |
| Turning to religion& HDRS | r=−0.06 | 0.626 |
| Positive reinterpretation & HDRS | r=−0.18 | 0.116 |
| Restraint coping & HDRS | r=0.10 | 0.369 |
| Acceptance& HDRS | r=0.14 | 0.228 |
| Focus on emotions & HDRS | r=0.02 | 0.830 |
| Denial & HDRS | r=0.05 | 0.652 |
| Mental disengagement & HDRS | r=−0.06 | 0.595 |
| Behavioral disengagement& HDRS | r=0.28 | 0.012 |
| Alcohol-drug disengagement & HDRS | r=−0.13 | 0.249 |
| Sense of humor& HDRS | r=−0.38 | 0.049 |
r – Pearson’s correlation coefficient; p – level of statistical significance; HDRS – Hamilton Depression Rating Scale; COPE – The Coping Orientations to Problems Questionnaire.