Criterion Validity of a Coping Measure
Abstract
A paucity of evidence for the validity of coping questionnaires prompted investigation of the Coping Strategy Indicator (CSI; Amirkhan, 1990), a self-report measure of three fundamental modes of coping that has already demonstrated considerable psychometric strength. Three tests of criterion-related validity were performed, with variations in both the types of stressors and respondents sampled. In the first, CSI scores were found to correspond to coping choices made under the threat of electric shock in a laboratory. In the second and third, the CSI correctly identified coping patterns associated with participation in educational and therapeutic programs in more natural settings. Results confirmed the validity and wide applicability of the CSI and suggested avenues for future basic and applied research.
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The CSI has been found to be valid and reliable.
“The CSI has been found to be valid and reliable [84].”
From Efficacy of oxytocin administration early after psychotrauma in preventing the development of PTSD: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial (2014) · cites this paper as [84]
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- Authors
- Amirkhan, J. H.
- Affiliations
- California State University, Long Beach (US)
- Corresponding author
- Amirkhan, James H.
- ORCID
- Amirkhan, James H.
- Venue
- Journal of Personality Assessment
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1994-04
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 242-261
- ISSN
- 0022-3891 (ISSN-L)
- 1532-7752
- OpenAlex
- W2005489573
- Cited by
- 161
- References
- 7
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- FWCI
- 4.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Personality Assessment (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Resilience and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- coping strategies, criterion validity, self-report measures, stressors, electric shock, educational programs, therapeutic program
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Alcoholism, Arousal, Defense Mechanisms, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality Inventory, Problem Solving, Psychometrics, Recurrence, Stress, Psychological, Reproducibility of Results, Substance-Related Disorders
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