Table 3 Comparison of GHQ-28 and coping style scores between pre/para-clinical and clinical group of participants
Sr. no. | Scale | Subscale | Mean (SD); frequency (%) | (t-test/Mann-Whitney U-test value) p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total medical students (N = 382) | Pre/para-clinical group (N = 208) | Clinical group (N = 174) | ||||
1 | GHQ-28 | Somatic functiona | 7.89 (4.24) | 7.95 (4.06) | 7.83 (4.46) | (0.274) 0.784 |
Anxiety and insomniaa | 7.89 (5.10) | 7.47 (4.89) | 8.39 (5.31) | (−1.748) 0.081 | ||
Social dysfunction | 10.17 (3.93) | 10.19 (3.88) | 10.14 (3.98) | (0.135) 0.893 | ||
Severe depressiona | 5.01 (4.98) | 4.89 (4.69) | 5.13 (5.32) | (−0.463) 0.644 | ||
Total GHQ-28 mean score | 30.95 (15.39) | 30.50 (14.75) | 31.48 (16.16) | (−0.617) 0.537 | ||
2 | Coping styles | Active emotional coping (AEC) | 23.22 (1.80) | 23.20 (1.68) | 23.25 (1.93) | (−0.323) 0.747 |
Passive emotional coping (PEC) | 22.46 (3.94) | 22.44 (3.90) | 22.47 (3.99) | (0.076) 0.939 | ||
Active problem coping (APC) | 18.01 (1.82) | 17.78 (1.69) | 18.28 (1.92) | (−2.702) 0.007** | ||
Passive problem coping (PPC) | 21.87 (3.72) | 21.75 (3.55) | 22.02 (3.90) | (−0.704) 0.482 | ||