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. 2021 May 19;12:634078. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.634078

TABLE 3.

Predictors of coping styles.

Predictors of action planning coping style β t p
Presence of meaning in life 0.30 9.13 0.000
COVID-19 worry 0.20 5.50 0.000
Individualism 0.13 3.78 0.000
State anxiety –0.12 –2.75 0.006
Search of meaning in life 0.10 3.24 0.001
Collectivism 0.10 3.06 0.002
Positive outlook on pandemic 0.09 2.66 0.008
Worry about economic consequences 0.08 2.34 0.019
Job workload 0.08 2.00 0.046
Predictors of information accessing/processing coping style
COVID-19 worry 0.31 8.53 0.000
Search of meaning in life 0.17 5.41 0.000
Collectivism 0.14 4.16 0.000
Presence of meaning in life 0.14 4.01 0.000
Age 0.11 2.85 0.004
Job workload 0.09 2.23 0.026
Positive outlook on pandemic 0.07 2.00 0.045
Worry about economic consequences 0.07 1.96 0.050
Predictors of passive-submissive coping style
Collectivism 0.24 7.43 0.000
State anxiety 0.22 5.33 0.000
Search of meaning in life 0.21 6.77 0.000
COVID-19 worry 0.15 4.15 0.000
Individualism –0.09 –2.67 0.008
Job workload –0.12 –3.10 0.002
Household workload –0.07 –2.23 0.026
Predictors of avoidant coping style
State anxiety 0.38 9.65 0.000
Search of meaning in life 0.15 4.89 0.000
Collectivism 0.14 4.60 0.000
COVID-19 worry 0.10 2.99 0.003
Presence of meaning in life –0.08 –2.54 0.011
Perceived negative impact of social distancing on psychological state 0.10 2.92 0.004
Age 0.07 1.98 0.048

Only significant predictors are shown with standardized regression coefficients, t-tests and significance levels.