Abstract
Background and Purpose: Although the Brief COPE is a widely used instrument to measure coping, its factor structure is understudied in young adults. The purpose of this article was to determine the psychometric properties of the dispositional version of the Brief COPE among young adults. Methods: Two hundred young adults completed the dispositional version of the Brief COPE. Measures of depression, anxiety, and stress tested predictive validity. Confirmatory factor analyses and exploratory structural equation modeling were conducted. Results: The final model achieved good fit (minimum discrepancy/degrees of freedom = 1.59; comparative fit index = .93; standardized root mean square residual = .07). Three second-order factors were identified: adaptive (α = .81), support (α = 78), and disengaged coping (α = 71). Adaptive and disengaged coping were differentially associated with mental health outcomes. Conclusions: The results are consistent with a growing body of evidence to support the construct validity of the Brief COPE.
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