Table 2 Psychological distress and Ways of Coping Scale scores for the study sample of general population during COVID-19, Egypt 2020 (N = 312)

Kessler Psychological Distress Scale

Total mean score^a

26.51

9.433

Average score

2.651

0.9433

Problem-focused ways of coping

Total mean score^b

50.65

13.011

Emotion-focused ways of coping

Total mean score^b

66.86

7.568

Ways of Coping Scale (WCS)

Total mean score^b

117.51

14.7301