Self-report, situation-specific coping questionnaires

What are they measuring

Bibliographic Data

ID6206731
AuthorsArthur A Stone (0000-0001-7490-1758, Stony Brook University, corresponding author), Melanie A Greenberg (Stony Brook University), Eileen Kennedy-Moore (0009-0002-2237-2174, Stony Brook University), Martha G Newman (0000-0003-0873-1409, Pennsylvania State University), Michelle G Newman
Year1991
Volume61
Issue4
Pages648-658
Publication date1991-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037//0022-3514.61.4.648
PMID1960656
OpenAlexW1995488865
LanguageEN
Citations received62
References cited1

Self-report, situation-specific assessments of coping, such as the Ways of Coping Scale (WOC), have been used frequently in recent years. Several potential issues in the development and use of these questionnaires have been identified, including the applicability of coping items to different kinds of stressful events, the definition of the period for which Ss report coping efforts, and the meaning of the "extent" response key that is used for reporting coping items. In this study, 91 college students completed the WOC and were then interviewed about their responses; interview questions were focused on the 3 issues stated above. The hypothesized concerns about the WOC were supported. Many of the coping items were not applicable to certain kinds of stressful events. Also, how the coping report period was defined varied across Ss and the way in which the extent response key was interpreted differed across both Ss and WOC items.

Coping (psychology · Coping behavior · Developmental psychology · Self evaluation · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Health, psychology, and well-being · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being