General and condition-specific measures of coping strategies in persons with spinal cord lesion.
2005 (English)In: Psychology, Health & Medicine, ISSN 1354-8506, E-ISSN 1465-3966, Vol. 10, no 3, p. 231-242Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
We examined psychometric properties and validity of a general (Ways of Coping Questionnaire; WCQ) and a condition-specific (Spinal Cord Lesion-related Coping Strategies Questionnaire; SCL CSQ) measure of coping strategies. The sample included 181 community-residing traumatically spinal cord lesioned persons aged 16-85 years. Multi-trait/multi-item analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and multiple regression were used. Reliability and validity estimates were acceptable in most instances for the SCL CSQ, whereas the validity of the WCQ was inadequate. The SCL CSQ showed a significant relationship with the overall quality of life outcome measure, whereas the WCQ did not. We recommend condition-specific measures of coping strategies, and that the combination with coping style measures be tested in medical populations.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2005. Vol. 10, no 3, p. 231-242
Keywords [en]
coping strategies, spinal cord lesion, psychometric properties, test validity, Ways of Coping Questionnaire, Coping Strategies Questionnaire, quality of life, Coping Behavior, Lesions, Psychometrics, Spinal Cord, Questionnaires
National Category
Applied Psychology
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-27806DOI: 10.1080/13548500412331334136Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-22144473660OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-27806DiVA, id: diva2:800895
Note
Accession Number: 2005-07276-001. Partial author list: First Author & Affiliation: Elfström, Magnus L.; Health Care Research Unit, Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden. Release Date: 20050725. Correction Date: 20120917. Publication Type: Journal (0100), Peer Reviewed Journal (0110). Format Covered: Electronic. Document Type: Journal Article. Language: English. Major Descriptor: Coping Behavior; Lesions; Psychometrics; Spinal Cord; Test Validity. Minor Descriptor: Quality of Life; Questionnaires. Classification: Neurological Disorders & Brain Damage (3297); Clinical Psychological Testing (2224). Population: Human (10); Male (30); Female (40). Location: Sweden. Age Group: Adolescence (13-17 yrs) (200); Adulthood (18 yrs & older) (300); Young Adulthood (18-29 yrs) (320); Thirties (30-39 yrs) (340); Middle Age (40-64 yrs) (360); Aged (65 yrs & older) (380). Tests & Measures: Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire; Spinal Cord Lesion-related Coping Strategies Questionnaire; Ways of Coping Questionnaire DOI: 10.1037/t06501-000. Methodology: Empirical Study; Followup Study; Quantitative Study. References Available: Y. Page Count: 12. Issue Publication Date: Aug, 2005.
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