BMC Psychology

Table 4 Associations of worries and adverse events 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
Ever had Covid-19
No	*				*				*				*
Yes	0.04	0.01	0.07	0.006	0.06	0.02	0.09	0.003	0.03	0.00	0.06	0.058	0.07	0.03	0.10	< 0.001
Adverse events: finances
No	*				*				*				*
Yes	0.08	0.05	0.10	< 0.001	0.04	0.01	0.08	0.015	0.07	0.04	0.10	< 0.001	0.01	− 0.03	0.04	0.717
Adverse events: basic needs
No	*				*				*				*
Yes	0.02	− 0.04	0.09	0.495	0.00	− 0.10	0.09	0.951	0.06	− 0.03	0.15	0.167	0.02	− 0.07	0.10	0.677
Adverse events: Covid− 19
No	*				*				*				*
Yes	− 0.06	− 0.16	0.03	0.205	− 0.07	− 0.21	0.06	0.298	0.05	− 0.07	0.18	0.387	− 0.15	− 0.26	− 0.04	0.008
Worries: finances
No	*				*				*				*
Yes	0.09	0.07	0.11	< 0.001	0.04	0.01	0.07	0.005	0.08	0.06	0.10	< 0.001	0.10	0.07	0.13	< 0.001
Worries: basic needs
No	*				*				*				*
Yes	0.05	0.03	0.08	< 0.001	0.02	− 0.01	0.05	0.255	0.06	0.04	0.09	< 0.001	0.11	0.08	0.14	< 0.001
Worries Covid-19
No	*				*				*				*
Yes	0.11	0.09	0.13	< 0.001	0.09	0.07	0.12	< 0.001	0.02	0.00	0.04	0.027	0.08	0.05	0.10	< 0.001

Displays Model 3 predictors; star indicates reference group
Fit statistics: problem focused: R² = 0.142, AIC = 1.289; emotion-focused: R² = 0.135, AIC = 1.826; avoidant: R² = 0.215, AIC = 1.275; socially supported: R² = 0.309, AIC = 1.683

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