Factor structure of the Coping Inventory for Competitive Sport with a sample of participants at the 2001 New York marathon

Despite the unreliability of some items, results of the CFAs lent some support for the factorial validity of the CICS with marathoners. Hence, 28 items can be used to obtain a microscopic (coping strategies) and a macroscopic (coping dimensions) assessment of athletes' coping efforts during a marathon.