Examination of the Factor Structure of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire With Clinical Populations

The Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) is used extensively in health research, but the measurement properties and suitability of the WCQ for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have not been psychometrically assessed. If the WCQ does not align with its original 8-factor structure in a PD population, the use of the WCQ subscales may not be appropriate. The present study used confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and multiple-group EFA to determine the ideal factor structure of the WCQ in a PD sample. The original 8 factors of the WCQ were not reproduced. EFA revealed a 6-factor structure, including Distancing, Faith, Avoidance, Seeking Social Support, Planful Problem Solving, and Confrontive coping. As motor symptom severity may impact coping, the stability of the 6-factor structure was examined across motor symptom severity (mild and moderate), remaining consistent. Higher levels of overall motor severity were associated with increased use of faith and avoidance style coping. These findings suggest that the 6-factor structure of the WCQ may be more appropriate for assessing coping styles in PD.

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A dutch adaptation of the ways of coping questionnaire: Factor structure and psychometric properties

Anxiety Stress & Coping ◽

10.1080/10615809508249383 ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 337-352 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Inge Bramsen ◽

Eveline M. A. Bleiker ◽

A. H. Mattanja Triemstra ◽

Sandra M. G. Van Rossum ◽

Henk M. Van Der Ploeg

Keyword(s):

Psychometric Properties ◽

Factor Structure ◽

Ways Of Coping ◽

Ways Of Coping Questionnaire

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Factor Structure of the Spanish Version of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire

Journal of Applied Social Psychology ◽

10.1111/j.1559-1816.2002.tb00265.x ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 32 (9) ◽

pp. 1938-1954 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Frances Munet-Vilaroa ◽

Steven E. Gregorich ◽

Susan Folkman

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Ways Of Coping ◽

Ways Of Coping Questionnaire

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Effect of Inapplicable Items in the Factor Structure of the Spanish Version of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2001.88.1.115 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 88 (1) ◽

pp. 115-122 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

María Cristina Richaud de Minzi ◽

Carla Sacchi

Keyword(s):

Factor Structure ◽

Spanish Version ◽

Factor Analyses ◽

Ways Of Coping ◽

Ways Of Coping Questionnaire ◽

Five Factors ◽

Principal Axes ◽

Oblimin Rotation ◽

Middle Socioeconomic Status ◽

Threatening Situation

The aim of this work was to examine how the presence of inapplicable items might change the factor structure of the 1984 Ways of Coping Questionnaire by Lazarus and Folkman. The Spanish version of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire was administered to 156 subjects with university degrees. The 95 women and 61 men whose ages were from 18 and 45 years ( M = 27.8, SD = 12.1) were of middle socioeconomic status. All were residents of Buenos Aires. To study whether relevant items modify the factor structure of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire, two factor analyses were carried out, one with items rated as not relevant (Item Mean) and the other with the same items rated as not chosen. In both factor analyses, principal axes method and oblimin rotation were performed, and five factors were considered. Congruence indexes were performed. Analysis showed that not choosing an item because it does not coincide with one's behavior or ideas is not the same as not selecting that item because it does not apply to the current threatening situation. Lack of discrimination between situations when analyzing data leads to a distorted interpretation of the way in which the subject actually behaves or copes with the situation.

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