COVID-19 and mental health: a multi-country study—the effects of lockdown on the mental health of young adults

Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 3 Linear regression model comparing stress, anxiety, depression scores with coping mechanisms

Coping mechanism	Stress scores		Anxiety score		Depression score
Coping mechanism	B	p value	B	p value	B	p value
Avoidant coping
Self-destruction	0.334	0.011	0.186	0.101	0.377	0.005
Denial	− 0.219	0.110	0.012	0.922	− 0.110	0.433
Substance abuse	0.137	0.331	0.523	0.000	0.258	0.073
Behavioral Disengagement	0.759	0.000	0.540	0.000	0.748	0.000
Venting	0.577	0.000	0.312	0.012	0.433	0.003
Self-blame	0.945	0.000	0.757	0.000	1.207	0.000
Approach coping
Active coping	− 0.061	0.670	0.184	0.140	− 0.205	0.162
Emotional support	− 0.031	0.820	− 0.053	0.653	− 0.122	0.381
Informational support	0.163	0.240	0.095	0.426	0.103	0.467
Positive reframing	− 0.268	0.049	− 0.141	0.230	− 0.307	0.027
Planning	0.138	0.350	0.024	0.851	0.043	0.772
Acceptance	0.041	0.762	− 0.112	0.338	0.212	0.124
Neutral coping
Humor	0.054	0.598	0.064	0.469	0.040	0.701
Religion	− 0.195	0.051	− 0.107	0.216	− 0.299	0.003