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. 2021 Apr 20;24(4):237–248. doi: 10.1016/j.cjtee.2021.04.002

Table 8.

The association between coping strategies and incidence of burnout and incidence of PTSD.

Coping strategy Incidence of burnout
Incidence of PTSD
r p value r p value
Acceptance −0.236a 0.000 −0.267a 0.000
Emotional support −0.157a 0.004 −0.091 0.092
Instrumental support −0.125b 0.021 −0.085 0.115
Positive reframing −0.226a 0.000 −0.229a 0.000
Religion −0.115b 0.033 −0.168a 0.002
Venting 0.188a 0.030 0.288a 0.000
Planning 0.054 0.321 0.053 0.325
Active coping −0.260a 0.000 −0.205a 0.000
Self-distraction 0.414a 0.000 0.486a 0.000
Humor 0.359a 0.000 0.373a 0.000
Behavioral disengagement 0.438a 0.000 0.535a 0.000
Denial 0.482a 0.000 0.609a 0.000
Self-blame 0.535a 0.000 0.615a 0.000
Substance use 0.202a 0.000 0.170a 0.002

PTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder.

a

Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

b

Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).