How have people been coping during the COVID-19 pandemic? Patterns and predictors of coping strategies amongst 26,016 UK adults

Fluharty, Meg; Fancourt, Daisy

doi:10.1186/s40359-021-00603-9

Table 3 Associations of psychosocial characteristics with coping styles

From: How have people been coping during the COVID-19 pandemic? Patterns and predictors of coping strategies amongst 26,016 UK adults

	Coping 1: Problem-focused				Coping 2: Emotion-focused				Coping 3: Avoidant				Coping 4: Socially supported
	Coef	95% CI		P	Coef	95% CI		P	Coef	95% CI		P	Coef	95% CI		P
Area
Urban	*				*				*				*
Rural	0.00	− 0.02	0.03	0.640	0.00	− 0.02	0.03	0.735	− 0.03	− 0.05	− 0.01	0.005	− 0.03	− 0.06	− 0.01	0.009
Overcrowding
Living w/ others not crowded	*				*				*				*
Alone	0.01	− 0.02	0.03	0.646	0.04	0.00	0.07	0.033	− 0.09	− 0.12	− 0.07	< 0.001	0.06	0.03	0.08	< 0.001
Living w/ others overcrowded	0.03	0.00	0.07	0.041	0.05	0.00	0.09	0.039	0.04	0.01	0.08	0.021	0.05	0.01	0.09	0.024
Keyworker
No	*				*				*				*
Yes	− 0.03	− 0.06	− 0.01	0.003	− 0.05	− 0.08	− 0.01	0.006	0.01	− 0.01	0.04	0.319	− 0.01	− 0.03	0.02	0.731
Diagnosed physical condition
None	*				*				*				*
Yes	− 0.01	− 0.03	0.01	0.488	− 0.01	− 0.04	0.01	0.273	0.00	− 0.02	0.02	0.713	0.03	0.00	0.05	0.025
Diagnosed mental condition
None	*				*				*				*
Yes	0.00	− 0.03	0.02	0.809	0.02	− 0.01	0.06	0.209	0.10	0.08	0.13	< 0.001	0.08	0.05	0.11	< 0.001
Personality
Neuroticism	0.01	0.01	0.01	< 0.001	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.951	0.02	0.02	0.02	< 0.001	0.03	0.03	0.03	< 0.001
Extraversion	0.01	0.01	0.01	< 0.001	0.01	0.01	0.01	< 0.001	0.01	0.01	0.01	< 0.001	0.01	0.01	0.01	< 0.001
Openness	0.03	0.02	0.03	< 0.001	0.03	0.03	0.03	< 0.001	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.072	0.02	0.02	0.02	< 0.001
Agreeableness	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.137	0.01	0.01	0.02	< 0.001	0.00	− 0.01	0.00	0.021	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.461
Conscientiousness	0.01	0.01	0.02	< 0.001	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.914	− 0.01	− 0.01	0.00	< 0.001	− 0.01	− 0.01	− 0.01	< 0.001
Loneliness
Average loneliness score	0.04	0.03	0.04	< 0.001	0.02	0.01	0.02	< 0.001	0.09	0.08	0.09	< 0.001	0.06	0.06	0.07	< 0.001
Social support
Social support score	0.01	0.01	0.01	< 0.001	0.02	0.02	0.02	< 0.001	− 0.01	− 0.01	0.00	< 0.001	0.04	0.04	0.04	< 0.001

Displays Model 2 predictors; star indicates reference group
Fit statistics: problem focused: R² = 0.118, AIC = 1.316; emotion-focused: R² = 0.131, AIC = 1.829; avoidant: R² = 0.200, AIC = 1.292; socially supported: R² = 0.291, AIC = 1.708

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