Italian validation of the situational Brief Cope Scale (I-Brief Cope).
The Brief COPE (Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced) inventory is 14 faced scales used to assess coping strategies. It has been administered on different population samples and translated into several languages. Nonetheless, the Italian validation of its situational format is missing, and the...
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| author | Ramona Bongelli Alessandra Fermani Carla Canestrari Ilaria Riccioni Morena Muzi Alessia Bertolazzi Roberto Burro |
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| description | The Brief COPE (Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced) inventory is 14 faced scales used to assess coping strategies. It has been administered on different population samples and translated into several languages. Nonetheless, the Italian validation of its situational format is missing, and the present study aimed to fill this gap. To this end, the original English version of the scale was translated into Italian and administered to a sample of 682 Italian healthcare workers (HCWs), during the first wave of COVID-19. The Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (EFA and CFA) were performed and led to the validation of the Italian Brief COPE (I-Brief COPE) scale, consisting of 21 items, loading properly on 6 factors, which range from activation (F1) to deactivation (F2), via social support (F3), humorous reframing (F4), religious/spiritual reliance (F5), substances use (F6). The six factors identified represent, according to our analyses, the relevant dimensions of coping in a stressful situation such as COVID-19. The results of this study reveal that the I-Brief Cope can be considered as a valid tool for measuring coping strategies in facing stressful, unpredictable, and damaging events. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2d62efc3a994fa49a6b21094bb136ce2023-01-13T05:31:48ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011712e027848610.1371/journal.pone.0278486Italian validation of the situational Brief Cope Scale (I-Brief Cope).Ramona BongelliAlessandra FermaniCarla CanestrariIlaria RiccioniMorena MuziAlessia BertolazziRoberto BurroThe Brief COPE (Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced) inventory is 14 faced scales used to assess coping strategies. It has been administered on different population samples and translated into several languages. Nonetheless, the Italian validation of its situational format is missing, and the present study aimed to fill this gap. To this end, the original English version of the scale was translated into Italian and administered to a sample of 682 Italian healthcare workers (HCWs), during the first wave of COVID-19. The Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (EFA and CFA) were performed and led to the validation of the Italian Brief COPE (I-Brief COPE) scale, consisting of 21 items, loading properly on 6 factors, which range from activation (F1) to deactivation (F2), via social support (F3), humorous reframing (F4), religious/spiritual reliance (F5), substances use (F6). The six factors identified represent, according to our analyses, the relevant dimensions of coping in a stressful situation such as COVID-19. The results of this study reveal that the I-Brief Cope can be considered as a valid tool for measuring coping strategies in facing stressful, unpredictable, and damaging events.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278486 |
| spellingShingle | Ramona Bongelli Alessandra Fermani Carla Canestrari Ilaria Riccioni Morena Muzi Alessia Bertolazzi Roberto Burro Italian validation of the situational Brief Cope Scale (I-Brief Cope). PLoS ONE |
| title | Italian validation of the situational Brief Cope Scale (I-Brief Cope). |
| title_full | Italian validation of the situational Brief Cope Scale (I-Brief Cope). |
| title_fullStr | Italian validation of the situational Brief Cope Scale (I-Brief Cope). |
| title_full_unstemmed | Italian validation of the situational Brief Cope Scale (I-Brief Cope). |
| title_short | Italian validation of the situational Brief Cope Scale (I-Brief Cope). |
| title_sort | italian validation of the situational brief cope scale i brief cope |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278486 |
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