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Table 2 Brief COPE subscale scores among the medical students

From: How medical students cope with stress: a cross-sectional look at strategies and their sociodemographic antecedents

Coping strategy

M (SD)

Active coping

5.99 (1.42)

Emotional support

5.85 (1.69)

Planning

5.82 (1.42)

Acceptance

5.70 (1.37)

Instrumental support

5.64 (1.70)

Positive reframing

5.41 (1.61)

Self-distraction

5.30 (1.53)

Humour

4.88 (1.78)

Self-blame

4.77 (1.66)

Venting

4.35 (1.58)

Religion

3.37 (1.83)

Substance use

3.01 (1.61)

Behavioural disengagement

2.76 (1.10)

Denial

2.36 (0.85)

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation