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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 9.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2013 May 15;19(2):233–243. doi: 10.1177/1359104513487000

Table 1.

Number and percent of children reporting the use of specific coping strategies (KidCope) over the six months post-injury, for those with and without significant acute stress reactions (CASQ)

Child Coping: (child report: T2) All Children (T2; N = 164–171) Children without significant acute stress reactions (T1; N = 164–171) Children with significant acute stress reactions (T1; N= 164–171) Significant χ2
Distraction 115 (67%) 83 (62%) 32 (88.9%) χ2 ( 1, N = 171) = 9.69, p <.01
Social Withdrawal 76 (45%) 53(39%) 23 (65.7%) χ2 ( 1, N = 170 ) = 7.87, p <.01
Problem Solving 84 (50%) 60 (45%) 24 (69%) χ2 ( 1, N = 168) = 6.10, p <.05
Emotion Regulation 110 (66%) 83 (62%) 27 (77%)
Wishful Thinking 141 (86%) 110 (84%) 31 (94%)
Cognitive Restructuring 139 (83%) 111 (82%) 28 (85%)
Self-Criticism 39 (24%) 29 (22%) 10 (29%)
Blaming Others 45 (26%) 31 (23%) 14 (40%) χ2 ( 1, N = 171) = 4.25, p <.05
Social Support 126 (75%) 98 (73%) 28 (80%)
Resignation 64 (37%) 47 (35%) 17 (47%)