Table 3 Coping strategies
Ways of coping subscales | All women (n=25) | |
|---|---|---|
Interpretation: “I usually do this …” | Mean (SD) | |
Active coping = doing something about it | Medium – a lot | 3.31 (0.56) |
Planning | Medium – a lot | 3.16 (0.67) |
Seeking advice = instrumental social support | Little – medium | 2.71 (0.96) |
Positive reinterpretation and growth | Little - medium | 2.66 (0.94) |
Seeking empathy/discussing = emotional social support | Little – medium | 2.63 (1.05) |
Acceptance | Little | 2.19 (0.95) |
Venting emotions | Little | 2.06 (0.98) |
Restraint = Restraining oneself of doing other things | Little | 2.00 (0.78) |
Religious coping | Little | 2.00 (1.16) |
Suppress doing other things | Little | 1.97 (0.63) |
Mental disengagement/distraction | Little | 1.91 (0.61) |
Giving up = behavioural disengagement | Not at all – little | 1.33 (0.64) |
Denial | Not at all – little | 1.33 (0.64) |
Substance abuse | Not at all (all participants) | 1.00 (0) |