Relationship between Illness Perception and Depressive Symptoms among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in China: A Mediating Role of Coping Style

Table 3

Correlation between illness perception, coping style, and depressive symptoms.

Variables	Illness perception	Confrontation	Avoidance	Resignation	Depression
Illness perception	—
Confrontation	0.038	—
Avoidance	0.005	0.095	—
Resignation	0.152	-0.106	0.278	—
Depression	0.165	-0.158	0.164	0.478	—

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