Dimensional analysis of the coping strategy indicator in a sample of elderly veterans with acquired limb amputations

Abstract

The Coping Strategy Indicator (CSI), developed by Amirkhan (1990), is intended as a Ôwidely applicableÕ self-report measure of situational coping encompassing the strategies of avoidance, problem solving and seeking social support. Nonetheless, the instrumentÕs initial development phase was exclusively premised on Californian samples, prompting Parker and Endler (1992) to highlight the need for cross-validation with other populations. The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure of the Coping Strategy Indicator in a sample of 618 British individuals with a chronic health challenge, namely amputation of a limb(s). Confirmatory factor analyses were used to compare four different models of the CSI structure (one-factor, three-orthogonal factors, three-oblique factors and four-oblique factors). The results indicate that the oblique-three-factor model, coherent with the subscales derived in the original sample (Amirkhan, 1990) provided adequate fit to the data. An oblique four-factor model described by Ager and MacLachlan (1998) provided the best fit. Further research is necessary in terms of developing and scoring the instrument as a four-dimensional tool. These results provide further support for the suggestion that the scale is generalizable across population, cultural, and situational variation.

Coping, affective distress, and psychosocial adjustment among people with traumatic upper limb amputations

“…This thirtythree-item self-report questionnaire measures the use of three coping strategies, avoidance (23)(24)(25)(26)(27). In the original version of the scale respondents are asked to identify a stressful event occurring within the last six months and to consider the manner in which they had coped with it.…”

Depression and Coping Mechanism among Migrant Returnees from Middle East Countries in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

“…On top of that, Cronbach's alpha coefficients indicate adequate internal consistency for each of the subscales ranging from 0.86 to 0.98 for Problem Solving, 0.89 to 0.98 for Seeking Social Support and from 0.77 to 0.96 for avoidance. Regarding to the internal reliabilities for the CIS, another study conducted by Desmond et al [57] in a sample of 618 British individuals with a chronic health challenge, namely amputation of a limb show that Cronbach's alpha coefficients of 0.9220 and 0.8687 were obtained for the Problem Solving and Support Seeking scales, respectively. The Cronbach's alpha coefficient calculated for the full CSI Avoidance scale was 0.79.…”

Latentna Struktura Srpske Adaptacije Indikatora Strategija Prevladavanja

“…Principal axis factoring) u programu SPSS 22. Iako originalni model autora pretpostavlja ortogonalnu poziciju latentnih komponenti (Amirkhan, 1990), dosadašnje studije ipak su ukazale na postojanje korelacija među subskalama i to u rasponu od blagih (Bijttebier et al, 1997;Luyckx et al, 2012) pa do umerenih (Ager et al, 1998;Desmond et al, 2006), tako da smo ekstrahovane faktore rotirali u Promax poziciju sa Kaiserovom normalizacijom. U inicijelnom rešenju kritičnu granicu vrednosti karakterističnih korena po Guttman-Kaiserovom kriterijumu prelazi 5 faktora, koji ukupno objašnjavaju 62.61% varijanse (Tabela 2).…”

“…Konvergentna validnost CSI potvrđena je visokim korelacijama sa konkurentnim merama kako na anglofonim (Amirkhan, 1994;Endler & Parker, 1994), tako i na drugim uzorcima (Kirchner, Forns, Muñoz, & Pereda, 2008;Soriano & Zorroza, 1999). Uprkos brojnim navedenim nalazima o konvergentnoj i prediktivnoj validnosti CSI koji ističu potrebu za prevashodnom detaljnom proverom konstrukt validnosti skale (Desmond et al, 2006), primetno je da u literaturi postoji manjak istraživanja koja su se ovim problemom naknadno detaljnije bavila.…”