Coping Flexibility Scale

The Coping Flexibility Scale is a 10-item assessment containing two subscales that measure evaluation coping and adapative coping. Each subscale contains 5 items that are rated on a 4-point Likert scale.

Content

Domains
Self Management,
Relationship Skills
Subdomain

Evaluation coping, Adaptive coping

Grades
Post secondary
Languages
English
Respondent
Student

Administration Information

Length
10 items
Timed
No

Access and Use

Price

Free

Open Access
Yes
Use in Research

Kato, T. (2015). The impact of coping flexibilty on the risk of depressive symptoms. PLoS ONE, 10(5). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0128307

Ng, H. K. S., Cheung, R. Y. H., & Tam, K. P. (2014). Unraveling the link between narcissim and psychological health: New evidence from coping flexibility. Personality and Individual Differences, 70, 7-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.06.006

Reed, D.J. (2016). Coping with occupational stress: the role of optimism and coping flexibility. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 9, 71-79. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S97595

Psychometrics

Psychometric References

Kato, T. (2012). Development of coping flexibility scale: Evidence for the coping flexibility hypothesis. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59(2), 262-273. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027770

Item Type
Likert

Psychometric Considerations

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