Table 7.
Sense of meaningfulness and used strategies for coping with stress- analysis of variance
| Strategies for coping with stress | Statistical test F / H |
P |
|---|---|---|
| Active Coping | 0.030 | 0.971 |
| Planning | 0.090 | 0.914 |
| Positive Reinterpretation and Growth | H (2, N = 88) = 2.034 | 0.362 |
| Acceptance | 0.595 | 0.554 |
| Humour | H (2, N = 88) = 4.019 | 0.134 |
| Religion | 0,007 | 0.993 |
| Seeking Emotional Social Support | 3.838 | 0.025 |
| Seeking Instrumental Social Support | H (2, N = 88) = 7.787 | 0.020 |
| Suppression of Competing Activities | 1.606 | 0.207 |
| Denial | 1.122 | 0.331 |
| Restraint Coping | 1.032 | 0.361 |
| Alcohol/Drug Use | H (2, N = 88) = 3.005 | 0.223 |
| Behavioural Disengagement | 2.432 | 0.094 |
| Focus on and Venting of Emotions | 3.806 | 0.026 |