Table 2.

Correlations between Main Variables

	Depressive symptoms	Non-disclosure	Mean	SD
Depressive symptoms	-		5.86	3.65
Non-disclosure	0.246**	-	3.23	0.79
Benefit finding	−0.216*	0.123	4.15	0.51
Denial	0.075	0.271**	2.15	1.04
Self-blame	.0423**	0.296**	1.78	0.87
Positive reappraisal	0.139	−0.005	3.36	0.77
Acceptance	−0.120	0.020	3.46	0.63
Disengagement	0.103	0.260**	1.58	0.79
Planning	0.212*	0.151	2.86	0.82
Self-distraction	0.106	0.016	3.32	0.86
Use of emotional support	0.152	0.133	2.73	0.91
Use of instrumental support	0.134	0.037	2.93	0.87
Active coping	0.118	0.159	3.12	0.79
Humor	−0.223*	−0.003	3.38	0.64
Religion	0.107	0.142	2.09	1.02
Venting	0.180*	0.177*	2.47	0.68
Substance use	−0.017	0.049	1.07	0.25

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01, 2-tailed