Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for emotion-focused coping variable
| Variable | Min | Max | M | SD | α-Cronbach | Z Kolmogorov–Smirnov test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z | p | ||||||
| Emotion-focused coping | 0.00 | 29.00 | 15.85 | 4.54 | 0.70 | 0.079 | .011 |
| Positive reinterpretation# | 0.00 | 6.00 | 3.82 | 1.45 | 0.53** | 0.226 | <0.001 |
| Acceptance# | 0.00 | 7.00 | 4.08 | 1.25 | 0.37** | 0.244 | <0.001 |
| Sense of humour# | 0.00 | 6.00 | 1.92 | 1.28 | 0.29** | 0.182 | <0.001 |
| Turning to religion# | 0.00 | 6.00 | 2.18 | 2.05 | 0.68** | 0.186 | <0.001 |
| Seeking social support for emotional reasons# | 0.00 | 6.00 | 3.85 | 1.59 | 0.57** | 0.203 | <0.001 |
Source: authors' work
#As the individual subscales are made up of two test items, the Tau b Kendall correlation coefficient was calculated to determine reliability
* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01