Population under Stress: The Coping Mechanisms of Lebanese Adults in Times of Intermingling Crises and Their Relationship with Stress
Table 4
Multivariable cumulative logit model with proportional odds property for ordinal responses, where the outcome is stress (low, medium, and high), and the predictors are the coping categories, current difficulties, and additional coping questions.
Variable
Adjusted odds ratio
95% confidence interval odds ratio adjusted
value
Problem_Focused_coping_score
0.502
(0.267, 0.944)
0.0320
Avoidant_coping_score
5.807
(2.624, 12.846)
<0.0001
Drink alcoholic beverages
2.038
(0.871, 4.759)
0.1000
Smoke cigarettes, iqos, vape, or other substances
0.836
(0.381, 1.831)
0.6540
Use illicit drugs
0.103
(0.021, 0.495)
0.0050
Engage in sexual behavior
1.254
(0.567, 2.768)
0.5760
Take unprescribed antidepressants or antianxiety medications
0.663
(0.177, 2.469)
0.5400
Exercise
0.308
(0.121, 0.780)
0.0130
Visiting a mental health professional
1.249
(0.518, 3.01)
0.6200
Negatively affected by the current situation in Lebanon
