Table 3.

Descriptive Statistics for 40 Cancer Patients (18 Males, 22 Females)^x

COPE	Spearman Correlation rho Coeff. /p value	Male		Female
		PHQ9	GAD7	PHQ9	GAD7
Positive interpretation and growth	rho	0.182	−0.027	0.322	0.484
	p	0.471	0.917	0.144	0.022*
Mental deactivation	rho	0.702	0.597	0.387	0.342
	p	0.001*	0.009*	0.075	0.119
Expression of feelings	rho	0.467	0.381	0.119	0.291
	p	0.051	0.119	0.598	0.190
Use of the social-instrumental support	rho	0.505	0.454	0.119	0.329
	p	0.033*	0.058	0.599	0.135
Active approach	rho	0.442	0.228	0.457	0.322
	p	0.066	0.363	0.087	0.092
Denial	rho	0.419	0.553	0.465	0.417
	p	0.084	0.017*	0.029*	0.053
Religious approach	rho	0.147	0.086	0.318	0.363
	p	0.560	0.733	0.149	0.097
Humour	rho	0.196	0.333	0.041	−0.084
	p	0.437	0.176	0.855	0.710
Behavioural deactivation	rho	−0.062	0.071	0.562	0.590
	p	0.806	0.779	0.006*	0.004*
Restraint	rho	0.166	0.053	0.280	0.166
	p	0.510	0.833	0.207	0.459
Use of the social-emotional support	rho	0.773	0.755	0.383	0.502
	p	<0.001*	<0.001*	0.078	0.017*
Substance consumption	rho	-	-	−0.166	−0.306
	p	-	-	0.461	0.167
Acceptance	rho	−0.198	−0.296	0.030	0.005
	p	0.431	0.233	0.894	0.982
Deletion of concurrent activities	rho	0.376	0.409	−0.008	0.116
	p	0.082	0.092	0.971	0.608
Planning	rho	0.272	0.049	0.113	0.167
	p	0.274	0.848	0.616	0.459

Notes: ^x Median (Interquartile Range), * - significant correlations.