Table 5 Comparison of coping styles
|  | LBC (n = 6,096) | NLBC (n = 10,770) | t | P | LBC | t | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  |  |  |  | Boy (n = 3,221) | Girl (n = 2,875) |  |  |
Problem-solving | 19.42 ± 5.63 | 19.82 ± 5.70 | -4.497 | 0.000 | 19.52 ± 5.71 | 19.30 ± 5.53 | 1.484 | 0.138 |
Social support seeking | 17.31 ± 5.05 | 17.40 ± 5.12 | -1.026 | 0.305 | 17.32 ± 5.13 | 17.31 ± 4.94 | 0.092 | 0.927 |
Positive rational explanation | 13.23 ± 3.97 | 13.50 ± 4.03 | -4.253 | 0.000 | 13.27 ± 4.00 | 13.19 ± 3.92 | 0.698 | 0.485 |
Problem-oriented coping(total score) | 49.96 ± 13.60 | 50.72 ± 13.74 | -3.490 | 0.000 | 50.10 ± 13.87 | 49.81 ± 13.29 | 0.852 | 0.394 |
Patience | 8.75 ± 2.90 | 8.57 ± 2.89 | 3.916 | 0.000 | 8.79 ± 2.91 | 8.71 ± 2.87 | 1.124 | 0.261 |
Evasion | 7.35 ± 2.82 | 7.21 ± 2.75 | 3.143 | 0.002 | 7.42 ± 2.88 | 7.27 ± 2.75 | 2.003 | 0.045 |
Emotional venting | 7.36 ± 2.91 | 7.12 ± 2.87 | 5.234 | 0.000 | 7.39 ± 2.92 | 7.33 ± 2.90 | 0.687 | 0.492 |
Fantasy/Denial | 9.25 ± 3.67 | 8.95 ± 3.56 | 5.300 | 0.000 | 9.28 ± 3.72 | 9.22 ± 3.62 | 0.626 | 0.532 |
Emotion-oriented coping (total score) | 32.72 ± 10.49 | 31.85 ± 10.19 | 5.265 | 0.000 | 32.88 ± 10.72 | 32.54 ± 10.22 | 1.258 | 0.209 |