Table 2 Differences in coping dimensions between participants whose homes were damaged or not by the earthquake
Variable | Home spared (N = 235) | Home damaged (N = 139) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central tendency (dispersion) | Distribution | Central tendency (dispersion) | Distribution | Test | |||
M (SD) | Zskewness | Zkurtosis | M (SD) | Zskewness | Zkurtosis | t | |
Action | 4.64 (1.549) | − 2.453 | − 1.579 | 5.07 (1.366) | − 3.204 | 0.409 | − 2.724** |
Rational thinking | 4.73 (1.416) | − 2.484 | − 0.845 | 4.90 (1.265) | − 3.306 | 0.809 | − 1.170 |
Positive thinking | 4.43 (1.613) | − 2.069 | − 1.842 | 4.53 (1.660) | − 0.2.107 | − 1.723 | − 0.612 |
Emotional venting | 4.12 (1.450) | − 0.918 | − 1.402 | 4.48 (1.371) | − 1.699 | 0.819 | − 2.366* |
Instrumental support | 3.91 (1.769) | − 0.213 | − 2.934 | 4.27 (1.681) | − 1.738 | − 1.485 | − 1.956 |
Emotional support | 3.95 (1.693) | − 0.277 | − 2.734 | 4.22 (1.681) | − 0.325 | − 1.882 | − 1.545 |
Avoidance | 4.13 (1.623) | − 1.572 | − 1.725 | 4.75 (1.522) | − 2.903 | − 0.211 | − 3.645** |
C (Q) | Zskewness | Zkurtosis | C (Q) | Zskewness | Zkurtosis | U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Denial | 1.00 (1.00) | 11.314 | 8.725 | 1.00 (1.00) | 10.345 | 9.539 | 15,907.50 |