Table 4.

The Coping Strategies Scale (CSS)

	E-TES			C			Treatment by time (TES vs. C)a
	Baseline	3MPP	6MPP	Baseline	3MPP	6MPP	Overall	Baseline–3MPP	Baseline–6MPP
	(n = 248)	(n = 221)	(n = 201)	(n = 244)	(n = 207)	(n = 194)		Odds/Estimate	Odds/Estimate
CSS mean score	M	M	M	M	M	M	p	p	p
Adjusteda	2.5	2.9	2.9	2.4	2.9	2.9	0.318	0.972 (0.392)	0.953 (0.145)
Unadjusted	2.5	2.9	2.9	2.4	2.9	2.9	0.292	0.971 (0.377)	0.952 (0.129)

Mean scores range from 1 (never) to 4 (frequently). A higher score indicates more positive coping skills

3PP 3-month post-prison release; 6MPP 6-months post prison release

^aGENLIN model includes: age, ethnicity/race, education, age 1st drug/alcohol, number of arrests, L6 opiate use, and treatment motivation