СОРЕ-30A: Short Version of the Coping Strategies Questionnaire for 12-18 Years Old Teenagers

Abstract

In world practice, many tools for measuring coping strategies have been developed. The COPE questionnaire by C. Carver, M. Scheier and J. Weintraub is the instrument most consistent with the theoretical model and basic psychometric standards. It is concise but gives the possibility to identify the diversity and breadth of the repertoire of coping strategies and coping styles. The article provides a Russian-language adaptation of its short version COPE-30 for adolescents, which allows identifing 15 coping strategies and 4 coping styles. In a sample of adolescents from different regions of the Russian Federation (N=1718; age from 12 to 18 years; mean age 14±1 years; 53,8% female), the COPE-30A questionnaire showed good internal consistency: Cronbach’s alpha for scales 0,55-0,86; RMSEA=0,04; CFI=0,95; IFI=0,95; SRMR=0,035. Its validity is confirmed by the expected correlations with the scales of the “Multidimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale” and “Multidimensional School Engagement Scale” questionnaires. The new COPE-30A questionnaire can be used to conduct large-scale, longitudinal studies, studies of adolescents of different, including vulnerable, groups, as well as individual studies to build subsequent practice of psychological assistance.