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Validation of a Buddhist Coping Measure Among Primarily Non‐Asian Buddhists in the United States
Author(s) -
Phillips Russell E.,
Michelle Cheng Clara,
Oemig Carmen,
Hietbrink Lisa,
Vonnegut Erica
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal for the scientific study of religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1468-5906
pISSN - 0021-8294
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2012.01620.x
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , buddhism , psychology , construct validity , confirmatory factor analysis , exploratory factor analysis , incremental validity , criterion validity , concurrent validity , test validity , clinical psychology , psychometrics , social psychology , structural equation modeling , internal consistency , statistics , mathematics , geography , archaeology
Researchers have developed scales to measure religious coping among Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Hindus. However, there is no quantitative measure of religious coping for Buddhists. The present study describes the development and initial validation of a scale of Buddhist coping (BCOPE). Eight hundred sixty participants in the United States completed the BCOPE along with demographic information and scales of adjustment to stress. Construct validity of the BCOPE is demonstrated through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, which reveals 14 types of Buddhist coping. BCOPE subscales exhibited criterion validity through significant correlations with outcome measures. The BCOPE has incremental validity, predicting adjustment over and above demographic and global religious measures. The research and practical implications of the BCOPE are discussed.