Table 2.

MINI-COPE inventory for PCOS group and control group.

	Factor	Strategy	PCOS (N = 230)	Control (N = 199)	p
Active strategies	Active coping	Active coping	1.6 ± 0.7	1.8 ± 0.6	0.001
		Planning	1.8 ± 0.6	2.0 ± 0.6	<0.001
		Positive reinterpretation	1.1 ± 0.7	1.0 ± 0.7	0.183
	Seeking support	Seeking emotional support	1.8 ± 0.7	1.8 ± 0.6	0.605
		Seeking instrumental support	1.7 ± 0.6	1.5 ± 0.7	0.001
		Religion	1.4 ± 0.7	1.8 ± 0.8	<0.001
		Acceptance	1.5 ± 0.6	1.3 ± 0.6	0.001
		Humor	0.7 ± 0.5	0.8 ± 0.6	0.051
Passive strategies	Helplessness	Psychoactive substance use	1.1 ± 0.6	0.7 ± 0.6	<0.001
		Restraint	1.6 ± 0.5	1.3 ± 0.5	<0.001
		Self-blame	1.9 ± 0.6	1.7 ± 0.6	0.002
	Avoidant coping	Dealing with something else	1.9 ± 0.7	1.7 ± 0.6	0.001
		Denial	1.3 ± 0.6	1.2 ± 0.5	0.347
		Venting	1.5 ± 0.7	1.3 ± 0.6	0.002

Results are presented as mean ± standard deviation. p for Student’s t test. 4-point scale: 0—“I haven’t been doing this at all”, 1—“A little bit”, 2—“A medium amount”, 3—“I’ve been doing this a lot”.