a positive trendp = 0.03
Results identified that higher scores of adaptive coping styles were significantly predictive of lower scores on the impact of event scale-revised (a measure of subjective distress caused by traumatic events) and higher scores on the PTGI subscales of ‘spiritual change’ ( p < 0.001, R 2 = 0.12) and ‘relating to others’ ( p < 0.006, R 2 = 0.08), with a positive trend on the subscale of ‘personal strength’ ( p = 0.03, R 2 = 0.05).