Premium
The youth coping responses inventory: development and initial validation
Author(s) -
Hernandez Brittany C.,
Vigna Julia F.,
Kelley Mary L.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20697
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , psychology , internal consistency , clinical psychology , exploratory factor analysis , coping behavior , test validity , psychometrics , developmental psychology
This study aimed to develop a comprehensive and representative measure of youths' dispositional coping. A sample of 450 youth, aged 10 to 16 years old, were recruited from public and private schools. The majority of the sample consisted of African American and Caucasian youth. After initial item generation, pilot testing, and item elimination, exploratory factor analyses resulted in a 44‐item coping measure with a 3‐factor solution (Diversion, Ameliorative Coping, and Destructive Coping). Internal consistency analyses indicated strong reliabilities (all coefficient alphas above .85) for the three scales and the composite score across races. Preliminary validity data confirmed that Diversion is the most adaptive coping factor and Destructive Coping the most maladaptive. These preliminary results indicate that the Youth Coping Responses Inventory presents a promising new measure of youths' coping. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: 66:1–18, 2010.