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. 2021 Jul 12;20:129. doi: 10.1186/s12912-021-00630-2

Table 8.

Variables determining strategies undertaken by nursing students to cope with stress

Coping strategy Self-efficacy Perceived stress Life satisfaction Dispositional optimism Satisfaction with clinical placement Teacher support
Active Coping rho 0.337 −0.140 0.188 0.285 0.033 0.051
p 0.0000 0.0142 0.0009 0.0000 0.5702 0.3742
Planning rho 0.230 −0.106 0.216 0.213 0.109 −0.061
p 0.0000 0.0628 0.0001 0.0002 0.0559 0.2872
Positive Reevaluation rho 0.252 −0.135 0.312 0.258 0.142 0.055
p 0.0000 0.0178 0.0000 0.0000 0.0127 0.3342
Acceptation rho 0.209 −0.092 0.220 0.203 0.168 −0.067
p 0.0002 0.1059 0.0001 0.0003 0.0032 0.2389
Sense of Humour rho −0.017 − 0.032 0.042 −0.119 0.100 −0.173
p 0.7673 0.5756 0.4680 0.0379 0.0792 0.0023
Turning Towards Religion rho 0.053 −0.041 0.075 − 0.015 0.106 − 0.074
p 0.3575 0.4735 0.1928 0.7991 0.0644 0.1942
Seeking Emotional Support rho 0.201 −0.048 0.280 0.184 0.071 0.102
p 0.0004 0.3993 0.0000 0.0012 0.2125 0.0730
Seeking Instrumental Support rho 0.162 −0.101 0.282 0.228 0.070 0.129
p 0.0044 0.0764 0.0000 0.0001 0.2182 0.0240
Finding Other Activities rho 0.224 0.115 0.031 0.036 0.165 −0.022
p 0.0001 0.0444 0.5842 0.5320 0.0037 0.6993
Denial rho −0.109 0.139 −0.047 − 0.242 0.000 − 0.061
p 0.0570 0.0151 0.4115 0.0000 0.9981 0.2838
Discharge rho 0.019 0.178 0.054 −0.108 0.086 − 0.045
p 0.7468 0.0018 0.3498 0.0579 0.1327 0.4348
Use Psychoactive Substances rho −0.097 0.033 −0.021 − 0.160 0.008 − 0.149
p 0.0914 0.5622 0.7167 0.0048 0.8897 0.0089
Cessation of Activity rho −0.263 0.136 −0.060 − 0.206 0.085 − 0.127
p 0.0000 0.0173 0.2967 0.0003 0.1377 0.0259
Self- blaming rho −0.140 0.300 −0.230 − 0.246 − 0.032 − 0.023
p 0.0143 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.5820 0.6860

rho Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, p significance level p < 0.05