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Table 4 Dominances of coping strategies among international and Hungarian students categorized by gender

From: Health anxiety, perceived stress, and coping styles in the shadow of the COVID-19

Coping strategies

Female

Male

International students

n = 201

n = 140

 Goal oriented

51 (25.37%)

44 (31.43%)

 Thinking it over

23 (11.44%)

18 (12.86%)

 Wishful thinking

104 (51.74%)

61 (43.57%)

 Avoidance

23 (11.44%)

17 (12.14%)

Hungarian students

n = 719

n = 229

 Cognitive restructuring

309 (42.98%)

99 (43.23%)

 Problem analysis

279 (38.80%)

93 (40.61%)

 Stress reduction

95 (13.21%)

27 (11.79%)

 Passive coping

36 (5.01%)

10 (4.37%)