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.