Table 5.

The correlation between the types of coping strategies and the gender of people staying in penitentiary institutions.

Type of Strategy (Mini-COPE Inventory for Measurement Coping with Stress)		Gender		p *
		Male (N = 94)	Female (N = 58)
Active coping	X ± SD	2.2 ± 0.63	2.4 ± 0.58	p = 0.066
	Me	2.5	2.5
	quartiles	2.0–2.5	2.0–3.0
Planning	X ± SD	1.99 ± 0.79	2.26 ± 0.63	p = 0.052
	Me	2.0	2.0
	quartiles	1.5–2.5	2.0–3.0
Positive reframing	X ± SD	1.62 ± 0.72	1.91 ± 0.79	p = 0.014
	Me	2.0	2.0
	quartiles	1.0–2.0	1.5–2.5
Acceptance	X ± SD	1.71 ± 0.67	1.96 ± 0.68	p = 0.02
	Me	1.5	2.0
	quartiles	1.5–2.0	1.5–2.5
Humor	X ± SD	0.85 ± 0.82	1.14 ± 0.77	p = 0.01
	Me	0.5	1.0
	quartiles	0.0–1.0	0.62–1.5
Religion	X ± SD	0.81 ± 0.93	0.99 ± 1.02	p = 0.316
	Me	0.5	1.0
	quartiles	0.0–1.5	0.0–2.0
Use of emotional support	X ± SD	1.48 ± 0.78	1.84 ± 0.93	p = 0.016
	Me	1.5	2.0
	quartiles	1.0– 2.0	1.0–2.5
Use of instrumental support	X ± SD	1.55 ± 0.71	1.84 ± 0.8	p = 0.025
	Me	1.5	2.0
	quartiles	1.0–2.0	1.0–2.5
Self-distraction	X ± SD	1.65 ± 0.71	1.98 ± 0.64	p = 0.008
	Me	1.5	2.0
	quartiles	1.5–2.0	1.5–2.5
Denial	X ± SD	0.97 ± 0.91	1.18 ± 0.9	p = 0.142
	Me	1.0	1.0
	quartiles	0.0–1.5	0.5–1.5
Venting	X ± SD	1.17 ± 0.73	1.42 ± 0.8	p = 0.083
	Me	1.0	1.5
	quartiles	0.5–1.5	0.5–2.0
Substance use	X ± SD	0.84 ± 0.99	0.74 ± 0.93	p = 0.568
	Me	0.5	0.25
	quartiles	0.0–1.5	0.0–1.0
Behavioral disengagement	X ± SD	0.77 ± 0.77	0.86 ± 0.87	p = 0.653
	Me	0.5	0.75
	quartiles	0.0–1.5	0.0–1.5
Self-blame	X ± SD	1.43 ± 0.79	1.59 ± 0.88	p = 0.263
	Me	1.5	1.5
	quartiles	1.0–2.0	1.0–2.38

N—number of subjects; X—mean; SD—standard deviation; Me—median; p—statistical value. * Mann–Whitney U-test. Source: author’s own analysis.