Table 5 Spearman’s correlation coefficients between coping strategies and burnout subscales among forensic physicians (N = 133)
From: Work burnout and coping strategies among Egyptian forensic physicians: a national study
Brief COPE subscales | EE | DP | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
I. Adaptive coping | 0.11 | − 0.09 | 0.39*** |
• Problem-focused: | 0.02 | − 0.16 | 0.36*** |
Active coping | − 0.08 | − 0.24** | 0.36*** |
Planning | 0.01 | − 0.15 | 0.37*** |
Use of instrumental support | 0.07 | − 0.04 | 0.26** |
• Emotion-focused: | 0.13 | − 0.04 | 0.41*** |
Religion | 0.28** | 0.14 | 0.28*** |
Use of emotional support | 0.12 | − 0.08 | 0.30*** |
Acceptance | 0.07 | − 0.11 | 0.39*** |
Positive reframing | − 0.02 | − 0.16 | 0.36*** |
Humor | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.30*** |
II. Maladaptive/dysfunctional coping: | 0.16 | 0.004 | 0.18* |
Venting | 0.09 | − 0.07 | 0.29*** |
Self-distraction | 0.43 | − 0.16 | 0.38*** |
Denial | 0.10 | 0.08 | − 0.01 |
Behavioral disengagement | 0.20* | 0.15 | − 0.03 |
Self-blame | − 0.004 | − 0.04 | − 0.03 |
Substance use | 0.007 | 0.02 | − 0.05 |