Table 2.

Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (R) between positive orientation and strategies for coping with stress.

Strategies for Coping with Stress (Mini-COPE)		Positive Orientation
		Spearman’s (R)	T(N-2)	p-Value
1.	Active coping	0.22	9.71	0.001
2.	Planning	0.27	12.10	0.001
3.	Positive revalidation	0.25	11.09	0.001
4.	Acceptance	0.19	8.11	0.001
5.	Sense of humor	0.06	2.38	n.s.
6.	Turn to religion	0.03	1.12	n.s
7.	Seeking emotional support	0.27	12.01	0.001
8.	Seeking instrumental support	0.19	8.09	0.001
9.	Taking care of something else	0.06	2.50	0.01
10.	Denial	−0.10	−4.42	0.001
11.	Discharge	−0.09	−3.74	0.001
12.	Use of psychoactive substances	−0.09	−3.79	0.001
13.	Cessation of actions	−0.21	−8.96	0.001
14.	Self-blaming	−0.26	−11.63	0.001

p < 0.001; p < 0.01; p < 0.05.