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This study reveals that while some coping strategies directly impact depression, others like distancing indirectly affect it by influencing immune variables. Understanding these links is key for depression vulnerability models.

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    • Immune variables like CD8, CD19, and CD16&56 percentages showed correlations with depression severity (BDI scores).
    • Coping strategies such as escape avoidance (ea), positive reappraisal (pr), and planful problem solving (pps) were significantly correlated with depression severity.
    • Distancing (d) coping strategy did not directly correlate with depression severity but was associated with several immune markers, suggesting an indirect effect.

    Conclusions:

    • Coping strategies differentially impact depression; escape avoidance, positive reappraisal, and planful problem solving directly influence depression risk.
    • The distancing coping strategy affects immune variables, which in turn indirectly influence depression risk.
    • These findings highlight the complex bidirectional relationship between psychological coping, immune function, and the severity of depression.