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Assessment of coping: a new french four-factor structure of the brief COPE inventory

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Title
Assessment of coping: a new french four-factor structure of the brief COPE inventory
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Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, January 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12955-016-0581-9
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Karine Baumstarck, Marine Alessandrini, Zeinab Hamidou, Pascal Auquier, Tanguy Leroy, Laurent Boyer

Abstract

The Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (Brief COPE) inventory is the most usual measure to identify the nature of coping strategies implemented by individuals and explore 14 coping strategies. The availability of a structure with fewer factors rather than the initial 14-factor structure may be of interest for both healthcare professionals and researchers. We report the validation process of a 4-factor structure of the French version of the Brief COPE in a French sample of individuals facing a singular life event, such as cancer, including patients and their caregivers. The cross-sectional study included cancer patients and their caregivers. Self-administered data were collected including: socio-demographic (age, gender, marital status, employment status, and education level), coping strategies using the French version of the Brief COPE, quality of life (QoL) using the French version of the short form health survey questionnaire (SF36). Construct validity, internal consistency, reliability, and external validity were tested. The sample included 398 individuals. The principal component factor analysis identified a 4-factor structure. The dimensions were labeled according to their constitutive items: social support (8 items), problem solving (4), avoidance (10), and positive thinking (6). The 4-factor structure was supported by different theoretical models of coping and showed satisfactory psychometric properties. The 4-factor structure of the French version of the Brief COPE, validated in a sample of individuals facing a singular stressful event, including cancer patients and their caregivers, makes the instrument easier to use both in clinical practice and clinical research.

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Unknown 367 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 46 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 38 10%
Student > Bachelor 37 10%
Lecturer 30 8%
Researcher 20 5%
Other 60 16%
Unknown 136 37%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 71 19%
Nursing and Health Professions 70 19%
Medicine and Dentistry 29 8%
Social Sciences 11 3%
Neuroscience 8 2%
Other 28 8%
Unknown 150 41%
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