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Table 3 Comparison of responses by psychological distress level and language other than English spoken at home.

From: Psychosocial stress and strategies for managing adversity: measuring population resilience in New South Wales, Australia

Coping Strategies

Psychological distress

Speak language other than English

 

Low

High

 

No

Yes

 
 

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

P values

%

95% CI

%

95% CI

P values

Family and self

53.2

(50.1-56.2)

55.9

(47.9-63.7)

0.527

53.7

(51.4-55.9)

42.7

(36.8-48.9)

<0.001

Friends and neighbours

22.7

(20.2-25.5)

21.6

(15.5-29.2)

0.771

22.1

(20.2-24.2)

15.8

(11.8-20.9)

0.025

Emotional and philosophical

17.8

(15.7-19.9)

12.7

(8.8-17.9)

0.071

18.7

(17.1-20.4)

11.0

(8.1-14.9)

<0.001

Religious and spiritual

10.7

(9.0-12.8)

10.9

(7.3-16.0)

0.934

10.2

(9.1-11.5)

12.2

(8.7-16.7)

0.340

Leisure interests and hobbies

6.3

(4.9-7.9)

12.9

(7.9-20.3)

0.007

5.7

(4.7-6.9)

8.8

(5.8-13.3)

0.066

Positive lifestyle

4.5

(3.4-6.1)

0.3

(0.1-1.2)

<0.001

4.3

(3.4-5.4)

1.8

(0.6-4.7)

0.073

Wider social support

3.6

(2.6-4.9)

2.6

(1.2-5.7)

0.456

3.5

(2.8-4.4)

3.1

(1.8-5.3)

0.644

Practical

3.0

(2.2-4.2)

3.1

(1.3-7.5)

0.944

3.3

(2.5-4.4)

3.7

(2.1-6.5)

0.749

Sport and physical activity

2.6

(1.8-3.4)

5.3

(2.3-11.9)

0.122

3.0

(2.3-3.9)

1.4

(0.4-4.6)

0.202

Drinking and smoking

1.3

(0.8-2.0)

9.7

(5.3-17.3)

<0.001

2.3

(1.6-3.1)

1.2

(0.4-3.3)

0.226

Pets

0.9

(0.4-2.1)

1.7

(0.6-4.9)

0.406

0.9

(0.5-1.5)

0.3

(0.1-0.8)

0.045

Financial

1.0

(0.4-2.4)

0.1

(0.02-0.9)

0.031

0.9

(0.4-1.6)

0.5

(0.1-1.9)

0.472

Professional help

0.4

(0.18-1.1)

2.7

(1.1-6.8)

0.002

0.6

(0.3-1.0)

0.5

(0.1-1.7)

0.798

Medication

0.1

(0.02-0.4)

0.5

(0.1-2.3)

0.073

0.3

(0.2-0.5)

0.0

0

0.132