Brief COPE.
Coping across 14 two-item strategies (self-distraction, active coping, denial, substance use, emotional support, instrumental support, behavioral disengagement, venting, positive reframing, planning, humor, acceptance, religion, self-blame); often grouped into approach vs avoidant coping
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 28 (2 per scale, 14 scales). 4-point Likert (1-4); dispositional or situational (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- Validated in dozens of languages (ES, FR, DE, AR, ZH, PT, and many more)
- Reference
- Carver, C. S. (1997). You want to measure coping but your protocol's too long: consider the Brief COPE. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 4(1), 92-100.
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