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A two-factor model of the Depression Coping Questionnaire.

L D Oakley1, R M Kutil, R Brown

  • 1University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53792-2455, USA.

Journal of Clinical Psychology
|April 1, 1999
PubMed
Summary

This study refined the Depression Coping Questionnaire (DCQ) by reducing its factors to better reflect core depression coping dimensions. The validated 17-item, two-factor model enhances clinical interpretability for positive and negative coping strategies.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychological assessment
  • Clinical psychology
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • The original 29-item Depression Coping Questionnaire (DCQ) had 11 factors, limiting clinical interpretability.
  • Reducing factors aims to align the DCQ with core dimensions of depression coping.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To reduce the number of factors in the DCQ.
  • To create a more clinically interpretable self-report measure of depression coping.

Main Methods:

  • Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (LISREL) were used on data from 668 participants.
  • The sample was split into two to perform initial and validation analyses.
  • Factor loading cutoffs and goodness-of-fit indices were utilized to refine the model.

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Main Results:

  • An initial 22-item, three-dimension model (positive, negative, substance/sexual coping) was identified.
  • A subsequent 17-item, two-factor model (positive and negative coping) was validated.
  • The final model demonstrated good fit (GFI=.87, RMR=.08) and acceptable reliability (α=.82 positive, α=.74 negative).

Conclusions:

  • The 17-item, two-factor DCQ provides a more concise and clinically useful measure of depression coping.
  • The refined measure effectively captures positive and negative coping dimensions relevant to depression.