Table 1 General linear regression analysis of overseas Chinese university preparatory students' stress and coping strategies (N = 756)
Coping strategies | Stress | B | SE B | β* | Adj. R 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Active, problem-focused coping/ positive | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Life goals* | -0.18 | 0.04 | -0.19 | .09 |
| Â | Academic problems | -0.02 | 0.04 | -0.02 | .04 |
| Â | Social problems* | -0.22 | 0.04 | -0.23 | .10 |
| Â | Personal/financial problems | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | .03 |
Passive, problem-focused coping/negative | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Life goals* | 0.16 | 0.05 | 0.13 | .04 |
| Â | Academic problems | -0.05 | 0.05 | -0.04 | .02 |
| Â | Social problems | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.06 | .03 |
| Â | Personal/financial problems* | 0.22 | 0.05 | 0.19 | .06 |
Active, emotion-focused coping/ positive | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Life goals* | 0.13 | 0.05 | 0.12 | .01 |
| Â | Academic problems | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.08 | .01 |
| Â | Social problems* | -0.30 | 0.04 | -0.28 | .02 |
| Â | Personal/financial problems* | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.12 | .01 |
Passive, emotion-focused | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Life goals* | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.17 | .12 |
| Â | Academic problems | -0.07 | 0.04 | -0.06 | .06 |
| Â | Social problems* | 0.31 | 0.04 | 0.27 | .17 |
| Â | Personal/financial problems* | 0.25 | 0.04 | 0.23 | .14 |