title: [Reliability and validity of the Zurich Questionnaire of Coping with Illness].
abstract: The coping behavior of three groups of patients (N = 585) was assessed by a 45-item-questionnaire, a revised version of the Zurich Coping Questionnaire (ZKV) published earlier. The following three coping patterns resulted, established by factor analysis: ZKV-1: Depressive coping (Cronbach-alpha = .86), ZKV-2: Self-encouragement/distraction (.81) and ZKV-3: Problem tackling (.60). Retest-stability for the two scales 1 and 3 was high (r greater than .74, 12-month-interval). Concurrent and prognostic validity was assessed. The results indicate that the ZKV is a useful instrument for coping research, especially for the prognostic rating of the subsequent coping behavior.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sieber
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Buddeberg
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000523:psychology; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012803:Sick Role
vernacular_title: Reliabilität und Validität des Zürcher Fragebogens zur Krankheitsverarbeitung (ZKV-R).