Table 4 Coping during COVID-19 pandemic among the study participants (N = 415)
From: Coping strategies to overcome psychological distress and fear during COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait
Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) individual items | n(%) |
|---|---|
I look for creative ways to alter difficult situations | |
 Does not describe me at all | 44 (10.6) |
 Does not describe me | 59 (14.2) |
 Neutral | 126 (30.4) |
 Describes me | 140 (33.7) |
 Describes me very well | 46 (11.1) |
Regardless of what happens to me, I believe I can control my reaction to it | |
 Does not describe me at all | 24 (5.8) |
 Does not describe me | 42 (10.1) |
 Neutral | 111 (26.7) |
 Describes me | 186 (44.8) |
 Describes me very well | 52 (12.5) |
I believe I can grow in positive ways by dealing with difficult situations | |
 Does not describe me at all | 18 (4.3) |
 Does not describe me | 26 (6.3) |
 Neutral | 101 (24.3) |
 Describes me | 210 (50.6) |
 Describes me very well | 60 (14.5) |
I actively look for ways to replace the losses I encounter in life | |
 Does not describe me at all | 36 (8.7) |
 Does not describe me | 38 (9.2) |
 Neutral | 127 (30.6) |
 Describes me | 154 (37.1) |
 Describes me very well | 60 (14.5) |
BRCS score (total) | |
 Mean (±SD) | 13.73 (3.35) |
 Range | 4 to 20 |
Level of coping (BRCS categories) | |
 Low resilient copers (score 4–13) | 181 (43.6) |
 Medium resilient copers (score 14–16) | 171 (41.2) |
 High resilient copers (score 17–20) | 63 (15.2) |