Feel free as well to adapt the language for whatever time scale you are interested in. Garcia1, carmen gloria barrazapena2, anna wlodarczyk3,5, marcela alvearcarrasco4 and alejandro reyesreyes1 abstract the briefcope is an abbreviated version of the cope copin g orientation to problems experienced. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. The availability of a structure with fewer factors rather than the initial 14factor structure may be of interest for both healthcare professionals and researchers. The brief cope is a 28item measure of situational and dispositional. Psychometric properties of the briefcope for the evaluation of coping strategies in the chilean population felipe e. The brief cope carver, 1997 is a selfreport questionnaire used to assess a number of different coping behaviors and thoughts a person may have in response to a specific situation. The brief cope carver, 1997 is frequently used to measure coping.
It comprises 14 subscales for which psychometric properties are described. Mar 01, 2010 brief cope has been reported to have fairly good reliability and validity, internal consistencies ranged from 0. Coping is defined as the process of executing a response to stress carver, et al. Psychometric properties of the briefcope for the evaluation.
Individuals with mild traumatic brain injury snell et al. Controversies regarding the psychometric properties of the. We suggest you to take the brief cope questionnaire to see what coping strategy you use and to read up on techniques you may have not considered trying in your life. Readers are directed to the seminal articles on the validation process for the cope carver, et al. The briefcope was developed as a short version of the original 60item cope scale carver et al. A report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of bachelor of arts psychology honours, faculty of community studies, education and social sciences, edith cowan university. Internal consistencies were good for emotionfocused, problemfocused, and dysfunctional subscales. Reliability and validity of the brief cope scale english.
Such research would benefit from a brief measure of coping assessing several responses known to be relevant to effective and ineffective coping. Litman center for research in behavioral medicine and health psychology, department of psychology, university of south florida, tampa, fl 336208200, united states. The pragmatic derivation and validation of measures of adaptive and maladaptive coping styles lynsey j. The use of active avoidance coping was related to more stress and mental health problems, with mothers reporting they used this type of coping more frequently. International journal of behavioral medicine, 4, 92100. The brief coping orientation to problems experienced cope inventory investigates the different ways in which people respond to stressful situations. In study 1, four coping factors emerged, three of which reflected either selfsufficient or sociallysupported coping strategies, along with an avoidant coping factor.
By assessing a broad range of different styles of coping, researchers can better understand effectiveness of such coping strategies. These next items deal with ways youve been coping with the stress in your life. Adapting the brief cope for chinese adolescents with. International journal of behavioral medicine 41 92100.
Psychometric properties of the brief cope for the evaluation of coping strategies in the chilean population felipe e. You are welcome to use all scales of the brief cope, or to choose selected scales for use. Carver of the university of miami and is used to empirically determine what mechanisms you use and helps you identify what research says about that technique. In this sense, carver argues that people deal with stressful situations through a list of mutually exclusive coping actions that may sometimes include. The aim of this study was to validate a culturally appropriate chilean version of the brief cope, assess. Dimensionality and relationships with approach and avoidancemotives and positive and negative traits jordan a.
Religiousdenial coping was also found not to be beneficial to either parents mental wellbeing. The brief cope omits two scales of the full cope, reduces others to two items per scale, and adds one scale. Hopefully this website has helped you identify which coping strategy you use and gave you some techniques you may want to try next time you deal with stress in your life. Validity and reliability of the brief cope in carers of peop. Abstract research into coping has been hampered by the limited psychometric properties of the available instruments, particularly with respect to the internal validity of multidimensional measures. The authors created the shorter item set partly because earlier patient samples became impatient at responding to the full instrument both because of the length and. Then rate the items based on how you have been coping with. Soon after the development of the cope 10, carver 1 published the brief cope, a shortened version of the cope designed for use when participant response burden is a considering factor. You want to measure coping but your protocol too long. It is a multidimensional measure and presents fourteen scales all assessing different coping dimensions. The brief rcope is the most commonly used measure of religious coping, and has yielded a variety of.
May 29, 2015 the brief cope carver, 1997 is one of the most frequently used selfreport measures of coping responses. The brief cope is a selfcompleted questionnaire measuring coping strategies. Factorial structure of brief cope for international students. Action typebased factorial structure of brief cope among. The brief cope is an abbreviated version of the cope coping orientation to problems experienced inventory, a selfreport questionnaire developed to assess a broad range of coping responses. This questionnaire asks 28 questions on a fourpoint likert scale i havent been doing this at all, ive.
I havent been doing this at all a little bit a medium amount ive been doing this a lot 1 ive been turning to work or other. Action typebased factorial structure of brief cope among hong kong chinese kristen n. Knowledge is lacking regarding the coping strategies and styles of people in developing countries, including brazil. I havent been doing this at all a little bit a medium amount. Read the statements and indicate how much you have been using each coping style. The brief cope scale carver, 1997 is a 28item selfreport measure of both adaptive and maladaptive coping skills. This study aimed to adapt and validate the brief cope to brazilian portuguese named cope breve by focusing on dispositional.
Three composite subscales measuring emotionfocused, problemfocused, and dysfunctional coping have proved useful in clinical research and have content validity. Here you can take a brief questionnaire about what coping strategy you use. Brief cope questionnaire here you can take a brief questionnaire about what coping strategy you use. You want to measure coping but your protocols too long. Breast cancer survivors n 1,127 completed the brief cope. The items below are an abbreviated version of the cope inventory. Brief cope ptlds these items deal with ways you ve been coping with stress in your life. Brief cope measurement instrument database for the social. Pdf reliability and validity of the brief cope scale. Validity and reliability of the brief cope in carers of. The following questions ask how you have sought to cope with a hardship in your life. The cope inventory was developed to assess a broad range of coping responses, several of which had an explicit basis in theory. Ive been trying to come up with a strategy about what to do. The breif cope was initially validated on a 168 participant community sample whom had been impacted by a hurricane carver, 1997, and shown to have adequate factor structure.
The development and psychometric evaluation of the brief resilient coping scale. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence regarding its psychometric properties. Adapting the brief cope for chinese adolescents with visual. The brief cope was developed as a short version of the original 60item cope scale carver et al. One hundred twentyfive family carers of people with alzheimers disease completed the brief cope at time 1, 92 82. The brief cope carver, 1997 is one of the most frequently used selfreport measures of coping responses.
The brief cope inventory consists of only 28 statements, across two scales, and is more focused on understanding the frequency with which people use different coping strategies in response to various stressors. Psychometric properties of the brief cope in a sample of. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by using search box in the header. To get the most out of using science of behavior change website, please login to the new experience with a supported browser. Clinical outcomes in routine evaluation 10 core10 9.
The internal consistency of the brief cope scale was assessed by calculating the cronbachs alpha coefficient15. The aim of this study was to validate a culturally appropriate chilean version of the brief cope. The brief cope was developed based on concepts of coping from lazarus and folkman 1984. We have used it in research with breast cancer patients, with a community sample recovering from hurricane andrew, and with other samples as well. The pragmatic derivation and validation of measures of. Emerging subscales within a popular standardized measure of coping jodi m. The inventory includes some responses that are expected to be dysfunctional, as well as some that are expected to be functional. Carver brief cope the items below are an abbreviated version of the cope inventory. Currently, it is one of the best validated and most frequently used measures of coping strategies. Brief coping with problems experienced rehabmeasures. The involvement of religious beliefs and practices in the way of coping with stressful events is coined by the term of religious coping.
Responses are rated on a 4point integer scale ranging from 1 i didnt do this at all to 4 i did this a lot. The citation for the article reporting the development of the brief cope, which includes information. Reliability and validity of the brief cope scale english version among women with breast cancer undergoing treatment of adjuvant chemotherapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the best factor conceptualization of the brief cope for use among breast cancer survivors. In brief cope, carver sought to maintain 14 cope subscales, but now with 2 items per subscale. Brief cope measurement instrument database for the. Evaluating the psychometric properties of the cope. Meanwhile, the testretest reliability was assessed using the intraclass correlation. The brief cope inventory was adapted by carver 1997 and is an abbreviated version of the full cope inventory. Already a subscriber login subscribe to proqolid to access to full information.
These items ask what youve been doing to cope with present stresses. Factorial structure of brief cope for international. It was not associated with the disponibility dimension of social. Childhood trauma questionnaire, short form ctqsf 9. The brief cope carver, 1997 is a 28 item measure used to assess coping response to stress. Jan 11, 2017 the brief cope is based on acknowledged theoretical models, such as lazarus transactional model of stress and the behavioral selfregulation model of carver and scheier.
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