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Maria Cristina Richaud de Minzi1
1Interdisciplinary Center of Mathematical and Experimental Psychology Research (CIIPME), Tte. Gral. Perón 2158, Buenos Aires, 1040, Argentina. minzi@ciudad.com.ar
Abstract:
The aim of this work was to obtain an abridged form of the Adolescent Coping Scale (Spanish version) that included items representative of the various factorial dimensions identified as stable. The scale (80 items) was administered to 800 Argentine adolescents. Factor analyses, principal axes and oblimin solution, were performed. An abridged scale was obtained, consisting of 46 items that were grouped into 11 dimensions: Cognitive Redefinition, Self-Blame, Fatalism, Evasion Through Amusement, Problem-Focused Coping (which includes requests for information and action), Evasion Through Physical Activity, Emotional Support, Emotional Discharge and Somatization, Anxiety, Isolation, and No Action. The reliability coefficients were found to be satisfactory.
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