Cognitive-Behavioral Coping, Illness Perception, and Family Adaptability in Oncological Patients with a Family History of Cancer

Table 6

Coping strategies and the influence of family records of cancer.

Coping strategy scale	Mean	SD		df
Self-blame	9.66	3.63	−.442	122	0.005
	10.01	3.55		40.903
Acceptance	14.81	2.96	.620	122	0.036
	14.30	3.93		54.243
Rumination	12.81	3.11	.803	122	0.024
	12.19	3.65		47.805
Positive refocusing	13.07	4.07	−.009	122	0.003
	13.08	4.15		42.263
Catastrophizing	9.18	4.24	−.804	122	0.023
	9.80	3.32		35.350
Other-blame	6.55	2.65	−1.994	122	0.034
	6.42	2.65		119.620
Indirect action	9.47	2.52	−2.270	122	0.025
	10.66	3.18		121.998
Antisocial action	9.69	3.29	−2.092	122	0.038
	11.13	4.16		121.998
Refocusing on planning	15.37	3.15	1.646	122	0.002
	14.06	3.77		48.828
Positive reassessment	15.33	3.59	1.930	122	0.036
	13.60	4.23		48.045
Putting things into perspective	15.00	3.74	2.008	122	0.047
	13.22	4.13		45.309
Illness coherence	17.05	3.41	2.352	122	0.020
	15.33	4.48		121.774