Table 1.

Descriptive statistics and correlations between the study variables.

Variable	Mean	SD	Skew	Kurt	α	1	2	3	4
1. Family communication	18.34	4.23	−0.73	−0.03	.82	—	.27**	.07	−.19**
2. Approach coping	34.57	5.92	−0.52	0.22	.76		—	−.22**	−.18**
3. Avoidant coping	25.10	4.38	0.54	1.48	.73			—	.12**
4. Psychological distress	25.02	9.96	0.46	−0.56	.93				—

Note. **p<.001.