Evaluación de las propiedades psicométricas del Brief COPE, su relación con el NEO PI-R y diferencias de género en Brasil

Abstract

r e s u M e n El NEO PI-R es una escala base para examinar la personalidad y el Brief COPE es un instrumento, poco difundido en Brasil, para examinar el afrontamiento. Por ello, el presente estudio transversal con muestra brasileña tiene como objetivos evaluar las propiedades psicométricas del Brief COPE, examinar su relación con el NEO PI-R, así como también evaluar las diferencias de género en el NEO PI-R y el Brief Cope. Participaron 899 adultos. El análisis factorial no confirmó la estructura original del Brief COPE. El análisis factorial exploratorio evidenció una solución de ocho factores, que fue corroborada por el análisis factorial confirmatorio. Se encontraron correlaciones entre las cinco dimensiones de la personalidad y los factores del afrontamiento, así como también diferencias significativas de género. Palabras clave personalidad; afrontamiento; Big Five a b s T r a C TThe NEO PI-R is a major scale to examine the personality, and the Brief COPE is a little known instrument in Brazil to examine the coping. As this cross-sectional study with Brazilian sample aims to: evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brief COPE; examine its relationship with the NEO PI-R, and evaluate gender differences in the NEO PI-R and Brief Cope. The participants were 899 adults. The factor analysis did not confirm the original structure of the Brief COPE. The exploratory factorial analysis showed an eight factor solution, which was confirmed by the confirmatory factorial analysis. Correlation was found between the five dimensions of personality and coping factors, as well significant differences between genders.

Relación entre el sentido de coherencia y el cansancio emocional en estudiantes universitarios. / Relationship between sense of coherence and emotional exhaustion in university students.

“…Aunque es poco conocido si el género es o no un moderador en el estrés en los estudiantes, los estudios han empezado a identificar diferencias en cómo es afrontado el estrés académico en hombres y mujeres (Baker, 2003;Lee et al, 2002;Morán, Landero y González, 2010;Morán, Méndez, González, Landero-Hernández y Menezes, 2014).…”

Controversies Regarding the Psychometric Properties of the Brief COPE: The Case of the Brazilian-Portuguese Version “COPE Breve”

“…This difference was expected because both countries have different cultural contexts, and written and spoken Portuguese in Brazil and Portugal still vary despite reforms to the Portuguese language. Furthermore, our version also contrasts with those versions investigated in other studies with Brazilian university students which adapted the Brief COPE from the Portuguese (Portugal) version [ 14 , 15 ]. In those studies [ 14 , 15 ], students probably had a different socioeconomic background from the participants of this study, who came from the underserved population, because only a minority of people from low-income groups attend university in Brazil.…”

“…In the first study [ 14 ], the authors reported that the Portuguese (Portugal) version had a 14-factor structure and valid factorial, convergent and discriminant characteristics in Portugal and Brazil, but a direct comparison of the Brief COPE scores between the two countries was not possible due to their variability; those authors consequently hypothesized that cultural and socioeconomic factors could have an influence on coping. Conversely, the second study [ 15 ] was not able to confirm the 14-factor structure initially proposed. As the Portuguese language and cultural aspects differ in many respects in Portugal and Brazil, it is possible that a Portuguese version for Brazilian Portuguese directly adapted from the original instrument could yield better results.…”

“…Validated versions of the Brief COPE in Spanish (Spain) [ 8 ], Korean (South Korea) [ 9 ], French (France) [ 10 ], Portuguese (Portugal) [ 11 ], Greek (Greece) [ 12 ], and Tamil (India) [ 13 ] are currently available. To the best of our knowledge, only two studies have reported the use of the Brief COPE with Brazilian people, and both applied a Portuguese (Portugal) adapted version of the Brief COPE Inventory for university students in Brazil [ 14 , 15 ]. In the first study [ 14 ], the authors reported that the Portuguese (Portugal) version had a 14-factor structure and valid factorial, convergent and discriminant characteristics in Portugal and Brazil, but a direct comparison of the Brief COPE scores between the two countries was not possible due to their variability; those authors consequently hypothesized that cultural and socioeconomic factors could have an influence on coping.…”

The Openness/Intellect Model on the M5-50: Supporting the Flexibility of IPIP-Based Instruments

“…Similarly, we could argue that large-scale research costs can be prohibitive with proprietary instruments. A quick review of personality instruments used in Latin American papers show that various versions of the NEO Personality Inventory in Spanish are a popular choice (Contreras-Torres, Espinosa-Méndez, & Esguerra-Pérez, 2008;Gázquez, Pérez, Mercader, & Inglés, 2014;Morán, Méndez, González, Landero-Hernández, & Menezes, 2014;Ortiz et al, 2012). When funding is a concern, turning to open-access instruments such as the IPIP can allow many studies to be conducted that would otherwise not have been possible.…”