Table 2.

The scores of psychological stress, self-efficacy, social support and coping styles.

Scales and dimensions	Number of items	Minimum	Maxium	Average score	Score
Psychological stress	10	10	30	1.40 ± 0.31	14.01 ± 3.08
Self-efficacy	10	10	40	2.70 ± 0.57	26.98 ± 5.72
Social support	12	13	84	5.67 ± 0.95	68.01 ± 11.42
Objective support	4	4	28	5.79 ± 1.05	23.15 ± 4.21
Subjective support	4	4	28	5.70 ± 1.05	22.81 ± 4.21
Support utilization	4	4	28	5.51 ± 1.06	22.04 ± 4.22
Positive coping style	12	12	48	3.10 ± 0.49	37.14 ± 5.89
Negative coping style	8	8	32	1.82 ± 0.50	14.53 ± 4.02