Table 5 GLR analysis examining the contribution of socio-demographic/clinical variables and coping styles to the prediction of stress (n = 176)

Age

-0.015(-0.177,0.147)

0.854

Marital status

 Single/ Divorced/Widowed

0.449(-4.463,5.362)

0.857

 Married/Cohabiting

Education level

 Low education

-0.763(-3.831,2.305)

0.624

 High education

0

Working status

 Employed

0.071(-3.660,3.803)

0.970

 Unemployed

0.231(-2.858,3.319)

0.883

 Retired

-0.267(-3.282,2.749)

0.862

Income

 Low income

1.083(-1.975,4.141)

0.485

 High income

0

Marriage quality

 Good

0

 Poor

5.307(1.793,8.821)

0.003

3.964(0.890,7.039)

2.547

0.012

Metastasis site

 Bone

-1.999(-4.983,0.985)

0.188

 Lung

-2.073(-5.167,1.020)

0.188

 Liver

0.348(-2.639,3.335)

0.818

 Brain

-1.917(-7.240,3.407)

0.478

Number of metastasis sites

-0.782(-2.055,0.491)

0.227

Duration of metastasis

-0.024(-0.083,0.034)

0.414

CT regimen

 Single

-3.255(-6.205,-0.304)

0.031

 Combined

CT lines

 1st

0

 ≥2nd

1.046(-1.936,4.028)

0.490

Coping styles

 Self-distraction

 Venting

 Self-blame

2.446(1.497,3.394)

5.093

< 0.001

 Denial

1.040(0.002,2.078)

1.980

0.049

 Behavioral disengagement

1.511(0.264,2.757)

2.394

0.018