Arts and Science Faculty, Department of Psychology, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Turkey.
Clin Psychol Psychother. 2011 Mar-Apr;18(2):172-85. doi: 10.1002/cpp.677. Epub 2010 Feb 2.
Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) has been extensively used to assess coping styles in the clinical or non-clinical context. The present study investigates the psychometric properties of WCQ in Turkish culture and attempts to get its shorter version by using three separate and independent samples (two groups of university students and one community sample). The constructive study was conducted with a sample of full-time university students (N = 472) and it indicated that the most relevant factor structure was seven-factor model. The factors were planful problem-solving, seeking refuge in supernatural forces, keep to self, seeking social support, seeking refuge in fate, escape/avoidance and accepting responsibility. After that, confirmatory factor analysis was performed to test the adequacy of these factors with two different samples. Study 1 was conducted with a sample of university students (N = 485) and Study 2 was conducted with a sample of community (N = 416). Results demonstrated that seven-factor solution revealed better results in both samples in terms of goodness of fit indexes in confirmatory factor analysis. The results of reliability and validity analysis revealed that psychometric properties of WCQ were acceptable. In addition to getting shorter version of WCQ, the present study enhances cross-cultural information that increases awareness about the coping styles in a non-western culture.
应对方式问卷（WCQ）已广泛用于评估临床或非临床环境中的应对方式。本研究旨在探讨土耳其文化中 WCQ 的心理测量特性，并尝试通过使用三个独立的样本（两组大学生和一组社区样本）来获得其更简短的版本。该结构研究是在一组全日制大学生（N=472）中进行的，结果表明最相关的因素结构是七因素模型。这些因素包括有计划地解决问题、寻求超自然力量的庇护、保持自我、寻求社会支持、寻求命运的庇护、逃避/回避和承担责任。之后，使用两个不同的样本进行验证性因素分析，以检验这些因素的充分性。研究 1 在一组大学生样本（N=485）中进行，研究 2 在一组社区样本（N=416）中进行。结果表明，在验证性因素分析中，七因素解决方案在两个样本的拟合优度指数方面都表现出更好的结果。信度和效度分析的结果表明，WCQ 的心理测量特性是可以接受的。除了获得 WCQ 的更简短版本外，本研究还增加了关于非西方文化中应对方式的跨文化信息，提高了人们的认识。
