Table 2.

Mean, Standard Deviation Values and Percentage and Total Frequency of Verbalizations for Primary and Secondary Stressors.

	Threat condition			Challenge condition
Themes	Mean	SD	Total (%)	Mean	SD	Total (%)
Emotion-focused coping	8.70	7.24	87 (21.9%)	7.7	3.62	77 (24.4%)
Emotional release	2.70	2.26	27 (6.8%)	1.30	1.06	13 (4.1%)
Positive self-talk	4.00	2.83	40 (10.1%)	5.60	3.47	56 (17.8%)
Relaxation	2.00	4.00	20 (5.0%)	0.80	0.63	8 (2.5%)
Problem-focused coping	14.6	6.77	146 (36.8%)	18.3	5.19	166 (52.5%)
Concentration	2.10	2.38	21 (5.3%)	3.20	2.04	32 (10.1%)
Increasing effort	2.70	2.21	27 (6.8%)	4.50	3.21	45 (14.2%)
Planning	5.30	2.75	53 (13.4%)	4.20	2.62	42 (13.3%)
Technical instruction	4.50	2.42	45 (11.3%)	4.70	2.91	47 (14.9%)
Stressors	12.20	4.83	123 (31.0%)	4.40	2.63	44 (13.9%)
External	4.10	3.21	41 (10.3%)	1.70	1.50	17 (5.4%)
Performance	5.80	2.90	58 (14.6%)	2.30	2.00	23 (7.3%)
Pressure	2.40	1.17	24 (6.1%)	0.40	0.97	4 (1.2%)
Information gathering	4.10	2.77	41 (10.3%)	2.90	1.60	29 (9.2%)
Total verbalizations	39.7	11.60	397 (100%)	31.6	8.72	316 (100%)

Bold text represents the overarching primary themes of coping and stressors.