Abstract
The Brief-COPE is an abbreviated version of the COPE (Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced) Inventory, a self-report questionnaire developed to assess a broad range of coping responses. Currently, it is one of the best validated and most frequently used measures of coping strategies. The aim of this study was to validate a culturally appropriate Chilean version of the Brief-COPE, assess its psychometric properties and construct and congruent validity. The Spanish version of the Brief-COPE was administrated in a community sample of 1847 Chilean adult (60.4% women) exposed to a variety of stressful experiences. The factorial structure of the inventory was examined by comparing four different models found in previous studies in Latin American population. The results of confirmatory factor analyses revealed, as in the original studies, a 14-factor structure of the Brief-COPE. These dimensions showed adequate internal structure and consistency. The factorial invariance comparing women and men confirmed strict invariance. Additionally, the results showed significant correlation between some Brief-COPE scales, such as denial and substance use, with perceived stress and emotional support and active coping with subjective well-being. Overall, the present work offers a valid and reliable tool for assessing coping strategies in the Chilean population.
Highlights
Coping has been defined as a special category of adaptation elicited in normal individuals by unusually taxing circumstances (Costa, Somerfield, and McCrae, 1996)
Current study The aim of the current study is to present psychometric properties of the Brief-Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE) in Chilean adult population exposed to different stressful events
Participants Participants in the study were 1847 adults, 60.4% women and 39.6% men aged between 18 and 86 (M = 39.39; SD = 13.58), inhabitants of different provinces of Chile. They were selected by a non-probabilistic sampling, with a criterion of convenience, looking for people exposed to different stressful events either belonging to groups of self-help, belonging to a specific labor condition, populations exposed to natural disasters, specific clinical populations, or people individually recruited
Summary
Coping has been defined as a special category of adaptation elicited in normal individuals by unusually taxing circumstances (Costa, Somerfield, and McCrae, 1996). The process of coping was defined as constantly changing cognitive and behavioral efforts which are undertaken by an individual in order to deal with demands which are especially challenging and are probably exceeding individual capacities and/or resources (Lazarus and Folkman, 1984). According to these authors, the process of coping involves three main elements: the source of García et al Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica (2018) 31:22 prevent, minimize, or reduce the emotional anguish caused by the stressful situation. Numerous studies have indistinctly classified some specific strategies such as religionpositive reframing, humor, and acceptance as problem-focused, emotion-focused, or avoidant (Schnider, Elhai, and Gray, 2007)
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