Table 6 Simple and multiple linear regression of coping strategies and associated factors among respondents with physical disabilities for psychological distress at University of Gondar, northwest Ethiopia, 2021(N = 93)

Emotional focused subscale of coping

 Age

-0.13(-0.31, 0.06)

-0.06(-0.23, 0.11)

 Sex

 Male

12.65(5.13)

Ref

  Female

14.68(4.66)

2.03(0.01, 4.06)

0.48(-1.55, 2.50)

 Residence

  Rural

11.73(4.80)

Ref

  Urban

16(4.2)

4.27(2.38, 6.15)

3.05(0.98, 5.12)**

 Income

  ≤ 3799

13.08(4.86)

1.49(-0.64, 3.63)

0.91(-1.01, 2.88)

  > 3799

14.58(5.17)

Ref

 Stigma

  Yes

14.22(4.72)

4.72(1.80, 7.64)

3.10(0.22, 6.00)*

  No

9.5(4.98)

Ref

 Suicide attempt

  Yes

19(1.41)

-2.75(-6.39, 0.89)

-2.48(-5.80, 0.85)

  No

13.49(4.98)

Ref

 Alcohol

  Yes

10.57(5.27)

3.7(1.13, 6.26)

2.07(-0.46, 4.60)

  No

14.29(4.7)

Ref

Problem-focused subscale of coping

 Sex

  Male

10.9(3.7)

Ref

  Female

12.1(2.64)

1.19(-0.31, 2.52)

0.47(-0.69, 1.61)

 Residence

  Rural

10.94(3.4)

Ref

  Urban

12.12(3.0)

1.18(-0.16, 2.51)

-0.8(-2.02, 0.40)

 Stigma

  Yes

11.8(3.2)

2.63(0.70, 4.57)

1.11(0.61, 2.83)*

  No

9.17(2.89)

Ref

 Suicide attempt

  Yes

13.25(3.41)

-1.96(-4.32, 0.41)

-0.45(-2.39, 1.50)

  No

11.29(3.21)

Ref

 Psychological distress

0.08(-0.03, 0.20)

-0.07(-0.09, 0.1)

 WHODAS-2

0.05(-0.02, 0.13)

-0.01(-0.07, 0.07)

 WHO QOL

0.18(0.14, 2.17)

0.18(0.13, 0.22)**

Dysfunctional coping subscale of coping

 Sex

  Male

14.37(4.52)

Ref

  Female

16.3(4.37)

1.92(0.09, 3.80)

0.14(-0.54, 0.83)

 Residence

  Rural

14.19(4.23)

Ref

  Urban

16.66(4.57)

2.47(0.64, 4.29)

-0.96(-1.69, -0.22)*

 Stigma

  Yes

15.69(4.53)

3.19(0.47, 5.91)

-0.14(-1.14, 0.86)

  No

12.5(3.58)

Ref

 Psychological distress

0.11(-0.04, 0.27)

-0.01(-0.06, 0.04)

 WHO QOL

0.34(0.31, 6.37)

0.35(0.32, 0.38)**