Table 3.

Correlations of HADS with ego-resiliency and MINI-COPE inventory in the PCOS group.

Factor			Strategy	HADS-A		HADS-D
				r	p	r	p
Ego resiliency				−0.295	<0.001	−0.499	<0.001
Active strategies	Active coping	Active coping		−0.403	<0.001	−0.247	<0.001
		Planning		−0.140	0.034	−0.179	0.006
		Positive reinterpretation		−0.471	<0.001	−0.506	<0.001
	Seeking support	Seeking emotional support		−0.209	0.001	−0.266	<0.001
		Seeking instrumental support		−0.018	0.784	−0.063	0.339
	Religion			−0.080	0.226	+0.180	0.006
	Acceptance			−0.028	0.672	−0.039	0.558
	Humor			−0.220	0.001	−0.183	0.005
Passive strategies	Helplessness	Psychoactive substance use		−0.045	0.495	−0.007	0.916
		Restraint		0.010	0.882	−0.020	0.769
		Self−blame		+0.160	0.015	+0.163	0.013
	Avoidant coping	Dealing with something else		+0.157	0.017	+0.244	<0.001
		Denial		+0.225	0.001	+0.137	0.039
		Venting		+0.133	0.043	+0.187	0.005

r—Pearson’s correlation coefficient.