Table 3. Brief COPE subscales and score averages.

Subscales	Item number	Min-max score	Mean (SD)
Planning	14-25	2-8	6.51 (1.28)
Acceptance	20-24	2-8	5.85 (1.28)
Active coping	2-7	2-8	5.84 (1.35)
Positive reframing	12-17	2-8	5.67 (1.28)
Self-blame	13-26	2-8	5.58 (1.51)
Self-distraction	1-19	2-8	5.58 (1.51)
Use of instrumental support	10-23	2-8	5.38 (1.58)
Venting	9-21	2-8	5.11 (1.46)
Religion	22-27	2-8	5.07 (1.84)
Use of emotional support	5-15	2-8	4.95 (1.49)
Humor	18-28	2-8	4.69 (1.66)
Denial	3-8	2-8	3.92 (1.52)
Behavioral disengagement	6-16	2-8	3.87 (1.56)
Substance use	4-11	2-8	3.06 (1.73)