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. 2021 Mar 17;55(1):1–11. doi: 10.14744/SEMB.2020.57259

Table 3.

Correlations of anxiety and depression scores with perceived stress scores and coping subscales scores

BAI BDI PSS-10



r p r p r p
BDI 0.704 <0.001
PSS-10 0.487 <0.001 0.537 <0.001
COPE subscales
 1. Positive reinterpretation and growth: -0.252 <0.001 -0.287 <0.001 -0.237 0.001
 2. Mental disengagement 0.011 0.881 -0.030 0.670 0.068 0.343
 3. Focus on and venting of emotions 0.200 0.004 0.144 0.043 0.119 0.093
 4. Use of instrumental social support: -0.033 0.647 -0.122 0.085 -0.070 0.323
 5. Active coping -0.154 0.030 -0.256 <0.001 -0.216 0.002
 6. Denial 0.038 0.594 0.057 0.420 0.141 0.047
 7. Religious coping -0.032 0.650 -0.174 0.014 -0.113 0.112
 8. Humor -0.186 0.009 -0.157 0.028 -0.113 0.114
 9. Behavioral disengagement 0.128 0.070 0.208 0.003 0.292 <0.001
 10. Restraint 0.082 0.246 -0.012 0.861 0.096 0.176
 11. Use of emotional social support 0.056 0.431 0.005 0.939 -0.052 0.465
 12. Substance use 0.154 0.029 0.232 0.001 0.277 <0.001
 13. Acceptance -0.022 0.753 0.041 0.568 0.029 0.685
 14.Suppression of competing activities -0.041 0.565 -0.060 0.397 -0.018 0.798
 15. Planning -0.045 0.523 -0.169 0.017 -0.175 0.013

BAI: Beck anxiety inventory; BDI: Beck depression inventory; PSS-10: Perceived stress scale-10; COPE: Coping orientation to problems experienced.