Table 4.

Comparison of participants’ coping methods during the quarantine and their depression scores.

Variables		n	%	BDI	Significance
		1115	100	Mean ± SD	Mean rank	Test	p
Coping strategies during the quarantine period a
Sparing time for myself (reading book, watching movies, etc.)	Yes	575	51.6	11.26 ± 9.13	531.08	Z = −2.883	p = .004
	No	540	48.4	12.93 ± 10.00	586.67
Spending time with my family	Yes	630	56.5	10.92 ± 8.46	527.34	Z = −3.626	p = .000
	No	485	43.5	13.56 ± 10.72	597.82
Spending time on social media	Yes	317	28.4	13.98 ± 9.68	630.15	Z = −4.719	p = .000
	No	798	71.6	11.31 ± 9.46	529.34
Talking to my friends through phone call or video call	Yes	276	24.8	14.09 ± 11.39	606.68	Z = −2.898	p = .004
	No	839	75.2	11.40 ± 8.83	541.99
Working (doing my job/studying)	Yes	279	25.0	10.58 ± 8.82	508.90	Z = −2.944	p = .003
	No	836	75.0	12.56 ± 9.79	574.39
Cleaning the house	Yes	336	30.1	13.46 ± 10.32	602.30	Z = −3.020	p = .003
	No	779	69.9	11.47 ± 9.21	538.89
Going on a walk in open areas	Yes	58	5.2	11.44 ± 10.29	519.22	Z = −0.943	p = .346
	No	1057	94.8	12.10 ± 9.56	560.13
Exercising	Yes	112	10.0	10.43 ± 7.78	517.24	Z = −1.413	p = .158
	No	1003	90.0	12.25 ± 9.76	562.55
Sleeping regularly	Yes	187	16.8	11.28 ± 10.28	519.06	Z = −1.814	p = .070
	No	928	83.2	12.22 ± 9.45	565.85
Eating regularly	Yes	201	18.0	11.63 ± 9.72	540.59	Z = −0.847	p = .397
	No	914	82.0	12.16 ± 9.57	561.83
Praying	Yes	332	29.8	11.86 ± 9.12	556.76	Z = −0.084	p = .933
	No	783	70.2	12.15 ± 9.79	558.53

BDI: Beck Depression Inventory.

Bold values denote statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level.

^aMultiple options were marked and the percentages were calculated over the sample size.