Smoking status revealed a borderline significant difference ( p = 0.05), with smokers being more likely to employ social-support-focused coping (26%) compared to non-smokers (14%), who tended to favor problem-focused coping (42%).
In contrast, the reduction observed in the avoidant coping group did not reach statistical significance ( p -adjusted = 0.5), most likely due to the small sample size (n = 4).
The smoking status showed an interesting trend, with smokers more likely to engage in avoidant coping (7%) compared to non-smokers (0%), suggesting that individuals who engage in avoidant behaviors in response to stress may also turn to smoking as a maladaptive coping mechanism.