Table 4.

Mean total score (± SD) of COPE Inventory subscales in healthy controls (n = 23) and in patients with Klinefelter syndrome (KS) (n = 23)

COPE inventory subscales	Healthy controls	KS patients	p value
Problem-focused
Active coping	11.8 ± 1.6	12.1 ± 2.9	0.649
Planning	12.6 ± 1.7	12.1 ± 3.1	0.543
Suppression of competing activities	10.2 ± 2.3	9.9 ± 2.8	0.632
Restraint coping	10.1 ± 2.1	10.1 ± 2.3	0.945
Use of instrumental social support	11.2 ± 2.6	11.2 ± 2.5	0.952
Emotion-focused
Positive reinterpretation and growth	11.5 ± 2.2	12.7 ± 2.2	0.074
Acceptance	10.8 ± 2.3	10.3 ± 2.8	0.552
Denial	5.3 ± 1.7	7.4 ± 3.0	0.007
Turning to religion	6.1 ± 3.5	8.8 ± 4.2	0.033
Use of emotional social support	10.3 ± 2.9	10.4 ± 3.2	0.959
Other included coping strategies
Focus on and venting of emotions	8.1 ± 2.8	10.2 ± 2.6	0.019
Behavioral disengagement	6.1 ± 1.5	7.7 ± 2.9	0.032
Mental disengagement	7.7 ± 2.2	8.7 ± 2.8	0.210
Substance use	4.3 ± 0.9	4.9 ± 2.7	0.397
Humor	7.5 ± 2.9	7.9 ± 3.2	0.730