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Multidimensional assessment of coping: a critical evaluation.
1Department of Psychology, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
|May 1, 1990
Summary
This study introduces the Multidimensional Coping Inventory (MCI), a reliable tool for assessing coping styles. The MCI effectively measures task-oriented, emotion-oriented, and avoidance-oriented coping strategies.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Health Psychology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Existing self-report coping measures often exhibit psychometric weaknesses.
- A need exists for a robust, multidimensional instrument to assess coping styles.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and validate the Multidimensional Coping Inventory (MCI).
- To establish the reliability and validity of the MCI in measuring coping styles.
Main Methods:
- Development of the Multidimensional Coping Inventory (MCI).
- Assessment of construct validity by comparing MCI with the Ways of Coping Questionnaire.
- Assessment of criterion validity by correlating MCI scores with measures of depression, anxiety, Type A behavior, neuroticism, and extraversion.
Main Results:
- The MCI demonstrates a multidimensional structure, identifying task-oriented, emotion-oriented, and avoidance-oriented coping.
- The MCI scales exhibit high reliability.
- Both construct and criterion validity of the MCI were supported by empirical evidence.
Conclusions:
- The Multidimensional Coping Inventory (MCI) is a psychometrically sound instrument.
- The MCI is a reliable and valid measure for assessing diverse coping styles.