Table 8 Variables determining strategies undertaken by nursing students to cope with stress

Active Coping

rho

0.337

−0.140

0.188

0.285

0.033

0.051

p

0.0000

0.0142

0.0009

0.0000

0.5702

0.3742

Planning

rho

0.230

−0.106

0.216

0.213

0.109

−0.061

p

0.0000

0.0628

0.0001

0.0002

0.0559

0.2872

Positive Reevaluation

rho

0.252

−0.135

0.312

0.258

0.142

0.055

p

0.0000

0.0178

0.0000

0.0000

0.0127

0.3342

Acceptation

rho

0.209

−0.092

0.220

0.203

0.168

−0.067

p

0.0002

0.1059

0.0001

0.0003

0.0032

0.2389

Sense of Humour

rho

−0.017

− 0.032

0.042

−0.119

0.100

−0.173

p

0.7673

0.5756

0.4680

0.0379

0.0792

0.0023

Turning Towards Religion

rho

0.053

−0.041

0.075

− 0.015

0.106

− 0.074

p

0.3575

0.4735

0.1928

0.7991

0.0644

0.1942

Seeking Emotional Support

rho

0.201

−0.048

0.280

0.184

0.071

0.102

p

0.0004

0.3993

0.0000

0.0012

0.2125

0.0730

Seeking Instrumental Support

rho

0.162

−0.101

0.282

0.228

0.070

0.129

p

0.0044

0.0764

0.0000

0.0001

0.2182

0.0240

Finding Other Activities

rho

0.224

0.115

0.031

0.036

0.165

−0.022

p

0.0001

0.0444

0.5842

0.5320

0.0037

0.6993

Denial

rho

−0.109

0.139

−0.047

− 0.242

0.000

− 0.061

p

0.0570

0.0151

0.4115

0.0000

0.9981

0.2838

Discharge

rho

0.019

0.178

0.054

−0.108

0.086

− 0.045

p

0.7468

0.0018

0.3498

0.0579

0.1327

0.4348

Use Psychoactive Substances

rho

−0.097

0.033

−0.021

− 0.160

0.008

− 0.149

p

0.0914

0.5622

0.7167

0.0048

0.8897

0.0089

Cessation of Activity

rho

−0.263

0.136

−0.060

− 0.206

0.085

− 0.127

p

0.0000

0.0173

0.2967

0.0003

0.1377

0.0259

Self- blaming

rho

−0.140

0.300

−0.230

− 0.246

− 0.032

− 0.023

p

0.0143

0.0000

0.0000

0.0000

0.5820

0.6860