Table 4.

The Relationship Between the Coping Strategies Used and the Mean Score and Level of Academic Stress

Coping Strategy	Stress Score Mean ± SD	Stress Level				p-value
		Low	Moderate	High	Total Number (%)
Pray, Trust in God	24.73 ± 5.13	10	145	40	195 (84.4)	0.116
Try to maintain some control over the situation	24.51 ± 5.2	7	106	30	143 (61.9)	0.699
Think through different ways to handle the situation	25.15 ± 5.41	4	75	30	109 (47.2)	0.218
Draw on past experience to help you	25.81 ± 5.6	4	46	18	68 (29.4)	0.447
Look at the problem objectively	23.51 ± 5.43	4	48	11	63 (27.3)	0.385
Cry, get depressed	26.40 ± 4.56	2	67	27	96 (41.6)	0.107
Got nervous and keep worry	26.57 ± 4.48	1	54	21	76 (32.9)	0.152
Blame someone else for your problems	25.75 ± 3.88	0	6	2	8 (3.5)	0.825
Talk about the problem with someone who has been in the same type of situation to find a solution.	24.88 ± 4.65	1	51	17	69 (29.9)	0.352
Seek comfort or help from family or friends	25.62 ± 5.05	2	47	19	68 (29.4)	0.386
Go to sleep, figuring things will look better in the morning	25.92 ± 5.39	2	40	21	63 (27.3)	0.053
Do nothing in the hope that the problem will take care of itself	26.57 ± 5.16	0	16	7	23 (10)	0.394
Talk with a good friend	24.48 ± 4.82	3	78	16	97 (42)	0.106
Drink coffee or tea	25.71 ± 5.1	2	70	25	97 (42)	0.247
Listen to music	26.01 ± 5.58	1	56	22	79 (34.2)	0.122
Eat	25.97 ± 4.26	1	45	14	60 (26.0)	0.499
Watch motivation videos	24.52 ± 5.63	5	39	10	54 (23.4)	0.107
Go out for a walk	23.97 ± 6.08	4	25	7	36 (15.6)	0.091
Watch comedy	24.81 ± 5.73	1	26	9	36 (15.6)	0.825
Take along bath	23.37 ± 5.44	1	21	8	30 (13)	0.823
Chew gum	23.25 ± 3.15	0	8	0	8 (3.5)	0.219
Take drugs	25.14 ± 4.14	0	6	1	7 (3)	0.710
Meditation	27.33 ± 3.2	0	4	2	6 (2.6)	0.732
Smoke	28.00 ± 8.37	0	3	1	4 (1.7)	0.910

Abbreviation: SD, standard deviation.