Coping Strategies in Types of Diabetes with Special Reference to Gender, Age and Education
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https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00279Keywords:
Coping Strategies, DiabetesAbstract
The present study was designed to determine the coping strategies used by diabetics with special reference to age gender and education. The sample consisted of 100 (50 mal and 50 female) diabetics. Brief COPE scale was administered to know the coping strategies of diabetics. The results showed that (1) there was a significant gender difference in the coping strategies of diabetics (2) the problem focused coping strategies were more used by male diabetics than females (t = 4.90, df = 98, p< .001) (3) the emotion focused coping strategies were more used by females diabetics than males (t = -3.45, df = 98, P< .001) (4) there was non-significant relationship between age and coping strategies in diabetics (r=-.068, n=100, p>.001) (5) there was non-significant relationship between the education and coping strategies (r=.101, n=100, p>.001). The researchers concluded that the coping strategies of diabetics are affected by gender and are not affected by age and education.
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