A factor analysis of the ways of coping questionnaire based on data from saddening experiences

A factor analysis of the ways of coping questionnaire based on data from saddening experiences

Data from 149 subjects coping with saddening life events were collected over a ten-week period (745 life events). A factor analysis indicated that the Ways of Coping Questionnaire Avoidance items lost their unidimensionality and loaded on two distinct factors (i.e., one factor tapping cognitive avoi...

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Published in:Psychological reports Vol. 72; no. 3 Pt 2; p. 1159
Main Authors: Atkinson, M, Violato, C
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-06-1993
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Anxiety - psychology
Defense Mechanisms
Depression - psychology
Emotions
Female
Humans
Life Change Events
Male
Personality Inventory - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
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Summary:Data from 149 subjects coping with saddening life events were collected over a ten-week period (745 life events). A factor analysis indicated that the Ways of Coping Questionnaire Avoidance items lost their unidimensionality and loaded on two distinct factors (i.e., one factor tapping cognitive avoidance and one tapping physiological symptomatology). Moreover, items from the Self-control scale lost their coherence and did not load meaningfully on any factor.
ISSN:0033-2941
DOI:10.2466/pr0.1993.72.3c.1159