Table 2.
Differences in Brief Cope scores among the morning and evening fatigue latent classes
| Coping strategies | Morning fatigue | Statistics | Evening fatigue | Statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Low (0)261 (19.6%) | Low (1)403 (30.2%) | High (2)528 (39.6%) | Very High (3)141 (10.6%) | Low (0)186 (14.0%) | Moderate (1)230 (17.2%) | High (2)479 (36.0%) | Very High (3) 437 (32.8%) | |||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
| Active coping | 6.3 (1.7) | 6.0 (1.7) | 6.0 (1.6) | 5.6 (1.7) | F = 4.81, p = .002, 0 > 3 | 5.9 (1.9) | 5.9 (1.7) | 6.0 (1.6) | 6.1 (1.6) | F = 1.05, p = .370 |
| Planning | 5.2 (1.9) | 5.1 (1.9) | 5.4 (1.7) | 5.4 (1.8) | F = 2.27, p = .079 | 4.9 (2.0) | 5.2 (1.9) | 5.2 (1.7) | 5.7 (1.7) | F = 11.66, p < .001, 0, 1, and 2 < 3 |
| Positive reframing | 5.3 (2.0) | 5.3 (2.0) | 5.6 (1.9) | 5.4 (2.0) | F = 1.94, p = .122 | 5.3 (2.1) | 5.5 (1.9) | 5.4 (2.0) | 5.5 (1.9) | F = 0.34, p = .793 |
| Acceptance | 6.9 (1.3) | 6.7 (1.4) | 6.7 (1.3) | 6.7 (1.4) | F = 2.85, p = .037, 0 > 2 | 6.8 (1.4) | 6.8 (1.3) | 6.6 (1.3) | 6.8 (1.3) | F = 1.45, p = .228 |
| Humor | 4.2 (2.1) | 4.3 (2.0) | 4.3 (1.8) | 4.6 (2.2) | F = 1.20, p = .310 | 3.9 (2.0) | 4.2 (2.0) | 4.3 (1.9) | 4.6 (2.0) | F = 5.48, p = .001, 0 < 2 and 3 |
| Religion | 4.9 (2.3) | 4.9 (2.4) | 5.2 (2.2) | 5.1 (2.3) | F = 1.27, p = .283 | 5.1 (2.4) | 5.5 (2.3) | 4.8 (2.3) | 5.0 (2.3) | F = 5.24, p = .001, 1 > 2 and 3 |
| Using emotional support | 6.3 (1.7) | 6.3 (1.7) | 6.3 (1.6) | 6.3 (1.6) | F = 0.03, p = .993 | 6.1 (1.9) | 6.2 (1.8) | 6.3 (1.6) | 6.6 (1.5) | F = 5.49, p = .001, 0, 1, and 2 < 3 |
| Using instrumental support | 5.3 (1.8) | 5.1 (1.8) | 5.5 (1.7) | 5.4 (1.8) | F = 2.66, p = .047, 1 < 2 | 5.0 (1.9) | 5.2 (1.9) | 5.2 (1.7) | 5.7 (1.7) | F = 8.60, p < .001, 0, 1, and 2 < 3 |
| Self-distraction | 5.2 (1.9) | 5.5 (1.8) | 5.5 (1.5) | 5.7 (1.5) | F = 3.80, p = .010, 0 < 1, 2, and 3 | 5.1 (1.9) | 5.4 (1.7) | 5.5 (1.6) | 5.7 (1.6) | F = 6.28, p < .001, 0 < 2 and 3 |
| Denial | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.5 (1.1) | 2.5 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.4) | F = 3.76, p = .011, 0 < 3 | 2.4 (1.0) | 2.6 (1.2) | 2.5 (1.0) | 2.5 (1.2) | F = 0.75, p = .522 |
| Venting | 3.5 (1.6) | 3.8 (1.6) | 4.1 (1.6) | 4.7 (1.8) | F = 17.56, p < .001, 0, 1, and 2 < 3, 0 < 2 and 3; 1 < 3 | 3.4 (1.5) | 3.6 (1.5) | 3.9 (1.5) | 4.5 (1.8) | F = 25.60, p < .001, 0 and 1 < 2 and 3; 2 < 3 |
| Substance use | 2.2 (0.6) | 2.2 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.8) | F = 1.00, p = .390 | 2.2 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.8) | F = 1.78, p = .150 |
| Behavioral disengagement | 2.1 (0.5) | 2.2 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.9) | F = 7.33, p < .001, 0 < 2 and 3; 1 < 3 | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.3 (0.9) | 2.2 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.8) | F = 1.66, p = .174 |
| Self-blame | 2.4 (0.8) | 2.6 (1.0) | 3.1 (1.3) | 3.6 (1.7) | F = 38.71, p < .0010 and 1 < 2 and 3; 2 < 3 | 2.4 (0.9) | 2.8 (1.2) | 2.8 (1.2) | 3.1 (1.4) | F = 13.83, p < .001, 0 < 1, 2, and 3; 0, 1, and 2 < 3 |
SD, standard deviation