Table 6 Relation between gender of caregiver and coping inventory among bipolar group

Positive reassessment

Median (IQR)

11 (9–12)

12 (11–14)

 − 2.573 ≠ 

0.010

S

Range

6–13

9–15

Mental distraction

Median (IQR)

7 (5–10)

8 (5–11)

 − 0.765 ≠ 

0.444

NS

Range

4–13

4–12

Focus and mental empting

Median (IQR)

9 (8–13)

10 (9–11)

 − 0.703 ≠ 

0.482

NS

Range

5–14

8–12

Social support

Median (IQR)

10 (7–13)

14 (13–15)

 − 3.094 ≠ 

0.002

HS

Range

4–14

4–15

Denial

Median (IQR)

6 (4–9)

9 (6–10)

 − 2.340 ≠ 

0.019

S

Range

4–12

4–13

Religious conditioning

Median (IQR)

14 (13–15)

15 (14–16)

 − 1.662 ≠ 

0.097

NS

Range

11–16

11–16

Make fun

Median (IQR)

4 (4–8)

4 (4–4)

 − 1.241 ≠ 

0.215

NS

Range

3–13

4–7

Behavioral withdrawal

Median (IQR)

6 (5–10)

5 (4–7)

 − 1.663 ≠ 

0.096

NS

Range

3–12

4–10

Anger control

Median (IQR)

11 (9–12)

11 (11–12)

 − 0.825 ≠ 

0.410

NS

Range

6–16

10–13

Emotional support

Median (IQR)

11 (9–13)

12 (8–16)

 − 0.897 ≠ 

0.370

NS

Range

6–14

7–16

Acceptance

Median (IQR)

11 (9–14)

11 (8–11)

 − 2.110 ≠ 

0.035

S

Range

7–23

4–13

Occupying the mind with thinking

Median (IQR)

11 (9–11)

8 (7–11)

 − 2.581 ≠ 

0.010

S

Range

6–14

6–11

Planning

Median (IQR)

12 (10–14)

12 (12–15)

 − 1.793 ≠ 

0.073

NS

Range

8–16

10–16

Active handling

Median (IQR)

11 (10–12)

12 (11–13)

 − 2.375 ≠ 

0.018

S

Range

7–13

9–15