Table 4. Mean and Standard Deviation of the Four Factors of Coping Strategies in Brief COPE for the Total Sample, Men, Women, Below and Over Median Age of 71 Years.

	Problem focused coping (two subscales)	Avoidant coping (three subscales)	Socially supported coping (three subscales)	Emotion focused coping (four subscales)
Theoretical range	4 - 16	6 - 24	6 - 24	8 - 32
Man	10.7 ± 2.8	8.6 ± 2.5	12.9 ± 3.6	17.7 ± 4.4
Woman	9.8 ± 3.2	9.6 ± 3.1	12.5 ± 3.9	15.4 ± 3.5
Age < 71	10.9 ± 2.9	9.4 ± 2.8	13.4 ± 3.8	17.3 ± 4.2
Age ≥ 71	9.4 ± 3.0	8.2 ± 2.4	12.1 ± 3.5	16.7 ± 4.3
Total sample	10.5 ± 2.9	8.9 ± 2.7	12.8 ± 3.7	17.1 ± 4.3