Table 2.

Spearman’s correlation coefficient of study variables (n=441)

Variables	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1. Psychological distress	1
2. Perceived stress	0.131**	1
3. Social support	−0.444**	0.110*	1
4. Coping style	0.113*	0.067	0.096*	1
5. Confrontation coping	0.134**	0.026	0.152**	0.661**	1
6. Avoidance coping	0.026	−0.012	0.093*	0.624**	0.121*	1
7. Giving up coping	−0.002	0.082	−0.118*	0.390**	−0.132**	0.104*	1

*P<0.05, **P<0.01