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Table 1 Means, standard deviation and skewness and kurtosis of the participants’ scores for perceived stress (PSS), anxiety (STAI) and dimensions of coping (CSI)

From: Anxiety, perceived stress and coping strategies in nursing students: a cross-sectional, correlational, descriptive study

Constructs

Dimensions

M

SD

Min

Max

Skewness

Kurtosis

Stress

Perceived stress

22.78

8.53

5

47

.303

.155

Anxiety

Anxiety state

17.63

9.01

3

54

.894

.813

Anxiety trait

20.13

8.73

4

46

.541

−.126

Coping

Problem solving

15.08

3.43

4

20

−.450

−.072

Self-criticism

6.54

4.56

0

20

.484

−.152

Expression of emotion

9.88

4.37

0

20

−.127

−.406

Wishful thinking

9.45

5.15

0

20

.248

−.863

Social support

13.9

4.61

0

20

−.708

.067

Cognitive restructuring

12.51

3.78

2

20

−.212

−.188

Problem avoidance

7.36

1.62

3

13

−.018

.560

Social Withdrawal

6.28

3.70

0

19

.495

.012

  1. N = 192; Skewness Standard Error = .175; kurtosis Standard Error = .349