Table 4.
Coping during COVID-19 pandemic among the study participants
| Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) individual items | Total, n(%) |
|---|---|
| I look for creative ways to alter difficult situations | 549 |
| Does not describe me at all | 110 (20.0) |
| Does not describe me | 255 (46.4) |
| Neutral | 123 (22.4) |
| Describes me | 35 (6.4) |
| Describes me very well | 26 (4.7) |
| Regardless of what happens to me, I believe I can control my reaction to it | 549 |
| Does not describe me at all | 133 (24.2) |
| Does not describe me | 254 (46.3) |
| Neutral | 109 (19.9) |
| Describes me | 37 (6.7) |
| Describes me very well | 16 (2.9) |
| I believe I can grow in positive ways by dealing with difficult situations | 549 |
| Does not describe me at all | 217 (39.5) |
| Does not describe me | 254 (46.3) |
| Neutral | 62 (11.3) |
| Describes me | 12 (2.2) |
| Describes me very well | 4 (0.7) |
| I actively look for ways to replace the losses I encounter in life | 549 |
| Does not describe me at all | 128 (23.3) |
| Does not describe me | 243 (44.3) |
| Neutral | 139 (25.3) |
| Describes me | 34 (6.2) |
| Describes me very well | 5 (0.9) |
| BRCS score (total) | 549 |
| Mean (±SD) | 8.4 (2.6) |
| Range | 4 to 18 |
| Level of coping (BRCS categories) | 549 |
| Low resilient copers (score 4–13) | 534 (97.3) |
| Medium resilient copers (score 14–16) | 12 (2.2) |
| High resilient copers (score 17–20) | 3 (0.5) |