TABLE 2.

Bonferroni post hoc test (p ≤ 0.05) of childs coping strategies by child's age bands

	Age bands
Coping strategies	(1) 2–4 years	(2) 4.01–6 years	(3) 6.01–10 years	(4) >10 years
Distraction	ns	I‐J = −0.24 (3); p = 0.01	I‐J = 0.24 (2); p = 0.01	ns
Problem‐solving	I‐J = −0.23 (2); p = 0.04 I‐J = −0.29 (3); p = 0.01 I‐J = −0.29 (4); p = 0.03	I‐J = 0.23 (1); p = 0.04	I‐J = 0.29 (1); p = 0.01	I‐J = 0.29 (1); p = 0.03
Seek for social support	ns	ns	ns	ns
Cognitive self‐instruction	I‐J = −0.28(3); p = 0.03	ns	I‐J = 0.28(3); p = 0.03	ns
Noncatastrophising	ns	ns	ns	ns
Total efficacy	ns	ns	ns	ns

Note: Means for each age bands are reported. The numbers in parentheses refer to the significant comparisons between the different pairs of age bands.

Abbreviation: ns, nonsignificant.