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A coping self-insight scale for adults: development and preliminary psychometric properties
M F Crane1, S Hoare1, M Kangas1
1School of Psychological Science, Macquarie University, North Ryde, Australia.
Anxiety, Stress, and Coping
|December 6, 2023
Summary
This study identified five key coping self-insight dimensions and developed a validated measurement tool. This tool aids future research into resilience and coping strategies.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Resilience Research
Background:
- Self-insights into coping processes are crucial for developing resilience.
- Identifying key coping self-insights and creating measurement tools are necessary research advancements.
Purpose of the Study:
- To establish construct dimensionality and validity for a new coping self-insight measurement tool.
- To provide a foundation for understanding the role of coping self-insight in resilience.
Main Methods:
- Generated items based on theory, expert consultation, and pre-testing.
- Assessed item dimensionality using exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses in two large samples.
- Validated the measure using a multi-trait, multi-method approach to test discriminant validity.
Main Results:
- Reduced initial items to five core dimensions balancing empirical and conceptual factors.
- Confirmed moderate-to-strong correlations among dimensions (r = .47–.80).
- Demonstrated internal reliability, convergent, criterion, and discriminant validity; found metric or scalar invariance across most subgroups.
Conclusions:
- The study offers initial insights into essential coping self-insights for resilience.
- A validated measurement tool is now available for future research on coping and resilience.
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