Table 3.

Comparison of coping styles, social support and stress responses among nurses with different psychological health status ^a

Variable	Without distress	With distress	t	p
Positive coping style	1.72 ± 0.61	1.53 ± 0.58	2.276	.024
Negative coping style	0.92 ± 0.51	1.10 ± 0.50	−2.397	.017
IES‐R score	24.12 ± 12.57	39.80 ± 14.78	−8.386	<.001
Intrusion	7.36 ± 3.71	12.33 ± 4.12	−9.161	<.001
Hyper arousal	8.16 ± 5.09	14.11 ± 6.40	−6.859	<.001
Avoidance	8.60 ± 5.13	13.36 ± 5.87	−5.885	<.001
PSSS score	60.60 ± 13.15	53.27 ± 12.76	−6.296	<.001
From family	20.37 ± 4.98	17.94 ± 5.13	3.408	.001
From friends	20.29 ± 4.56	17.85 ± 4.62	3.761	<.001
From others	19.93 ± 4.55	17.48 ± 4.70	3.750	<.001

Without distress: GHQ‐12 ≤ 3, with distress: GHQ‐12 > 3; IES‐R: measured by the Impact of Event Scale‐Revised; PSSS: measured by the Perceived Social Support Scale.

^a Psychological health status was measured by the 12‐item version of the General Health Questionnaire.