Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Brief Scales for Coping Profile in Textile Workers

Abstract

Background: Work related stress is very important issue among workers. It causes many different health problems. Coping strategies are key factors for dealing with and controlling job stress. The Brief Stress Coping Profile (BSCP) is documented to assess coping profiles of workers. Purpose:The aim of this study is to adapt the BSCP scale to Turkish and to investigate its psychometric properties among textile workers.Methods: This is a psychometric study with cross-sectional design. After translation procedures, the BSCP was administered to workers from textile factories in 2015. Content validity of the BSCP was investigated with the CVI index and construct validity was investigated with exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability of the BSCP was investigated with Cronbach's Alpha. Result:The psychometric properties of the original BSCP were supported by the Turkish version of the BSCP. According to the exploratory factor analysis, the BSCP had six subscales. The model consisted of six factors provided a good model fit. Finally, the reliability of the BSCP was computed and these values were 0.692, 0.712, 0.661, 0.756, 0.786, and 0.777 respectively. The reliability values of the Turkish version of the BSCP are similar or higher than the original BSCP. The Turkish version of the BSCP showed acceptable reliability and validity. Conclusion/Implications for practice:Evidence of acceptable reliability and validity of Turkish version of the Brief Scale of Coping Profiles supports its application in assessing of coping profiles with stress among Turkish workers. It is the first adapted scale in Turkey for evaluating workers' coping strategies. The scale will be a good option to provide basic data about workers' coping profiles which may be used for prolonging stress management skills and health promotion programs by occupational health professionals.

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