کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
951801 927252 2007 22 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Three dimensions of coping and a look at their evolutionary origin
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی علوم اعصاب رفتاری
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Three dimensions of coping and a look at their evolutionary origin
چکیده انگلیسی

Serious problems persist concerning the conceptualization and measurement of the coping construct. This study examines the properties and factor structure of the COPE questionnaire, one of the most widely used instruments to measure coping, in a sample of 471 patients. A series of exploratory factor procedures are applied at the item- and scale-level, and the resulting solutions are tested both by their congruence with previously published structures and by confirmatory techniques. Our finding of three robust, generalizable, and parsimonious second-order dimensions—Engagement, Disengagement, and Help-Seeking—challenges the original structure. The results are discussed from an evolutionary perspective, on the assumption that the recognition of coping as the activation of vestigial defenses may make a substantial contribution to clarifying its functions and organization.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Research in Personality - Volume 41, Issue 5, October 2007, Pages 1032–1053
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