Effects-focused coping strategies

Group mean

Group RII %

Levene’s test for equality of variances

Group rank

F-value

Sig. (Equal)

Construct 1: Unhealthy coping strategies

1. Poor sleeping either too much sleep or too little.

3.46^a, 3.78^b

69.2^a, 75.6^b

8.024

0.005*

15th^a, 12th^b

2. Use of drugs or pills for relaxation.

3.26^a, 3.41^b

65.2^a, 68.1^b

3.216

0.074

18th^a, 21st^b

3. Excess Smoking.

3.47^a, 3.65^b

69.5^a, 73.1^b

8.354

0.004*

14th^a, 17th^b

4. Drinking too much alcohol.

3.67^a, 3.74^b

73.5^a, 74.8^b

4.765

0.030*

7th^a, 14th^b

5. Poor eating habit such as under or over eating.

3.68^a, 3.78^b

73.6^a, 75.6^b

6.041

0.015*

6th^a, 11th^b

6. Take in lot of sweets.

3.16^a, 3.58^b

63.2^a, 71.6^b

67.204

0.000*

20th^a, 18th^b

7. Take in more caffeinated drinks.

3.71^a, 4.12^b

74.1^a, 82.4^b

0.302

0.583

4th^a, 1st^b

8. Watching TV for hours away from active works.

3.07^a, 3.85^b

61.5^a, 76.9^b

55.252

0.000*

22nd^a, 9th^b