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Table 4 Comparison between group A and group B as regards the BRIEF-COPE inventory scores

From: Self-stigma and coping in youth with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: a comparative study

 

Group A

Group B

P value

Mean

SD

Median

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

SD

Median

Minimum

Maximum

BRIEF COPE-self distract

5.62

1.34

6.00

2.00

8.00

5.78

1.56

6.00

2.00

8.00

0.462

BRIEF COPE-active coping

5.00

1.65

5.00

2.00

8.00

5.34

1.69

5.00

2.00

8.00

0.244

BRIEF COPE-denial

6.18

1.71

6.50

2.00

8.00

4.60

1.76

4.00

2.00

8.00

< 0.001

BRIEF COPE-substance use

4.20

2.52

2.00

2.00

8.00

3.74

2.32

2.00

2.00

8.00

0.447

BRIEF COPE-emotional support

5.02

1.44

5.00

2.00

8.00

5.38

1.84

6.00

2.00

8.00

0.206

BRIEF COPE-behavioral disengagement

5.90

1.73

6.00

2.00

8.00

5.20

1.46

5.00

2.00

8.00

0.022

BRIEF COPE-venting

6.28

1.60

7.00

2.00

8.00

5.66

1.69

6.00

2.00

8.00

0.054

BRIEF COPE-using instrumental support

4.70

1.56

4.50

2.00

8.00

4.72

1.59

5.00

2.00

8.00

0.827

BRIEF COPE-positive reframing

4.84

1.72

5.00

2.00

8.00

5.10

1.74

5.00

2.00

8.00

0.393

BRIEF COPE-self blame

6.36

1.77

7.00

2.00

8.00

5.66

1.95

6.00

2.00

8.00

0.060

BRIEF COPE-planning

4.12

1.21

4.00

2.00

8.00

4.70

1.39

5.00

2.00

8.00

0.023

BRIEF COPE-humor

3.84

1.88

3.00

2.00

8.00

4.30

1.85

4.00

2.00

8.00

0.162

BRIEF COPE-acceptance

3.98

1.76

3.50

2.00

8.00

4.98

1.78

5.00

2.00

8.00

0.003

BRIEF COPE-religion

6.12

1.57

6.00

3.00

8.00

6.00

1.65

6.00

2.00

8.00

0.754

BRIEF COPE-adaptive

37.62

8.54

37.50

22.00

64.00

40.52

7.04

41.00

23.00

55.00

0.034

BRIEF COPE-maladaptive

34.54

5.98

34.50

15.00

45.00

30.64

5.21

31.00

20.00

41.00

0.001

  1. The adaptive total score includes the subscales of (active coping, emotional support, instrumental support, positive reframing, planning, humor, acceptance, and religion), while the maladaptive total score includes (self-distract, denial, substance use, behavioral disengagement, venting, and self-blame)