title: Development of the coping health inventory for children.
abstract: This report describes the development of the Coping Health Inventory for Children (CHIC), an instrument designed to provide a systematic assessment of coping behaviors of chronically ill school-aged children. Using a hierarchical approach to the organization of behavior, 45 specific coping behaviors used by chronically ill children were identified and then combined into five conceptually distinct patterns of coping: Develops Competence and Optimism; Feels Different and Withdraws; Is Irritable, Moody, and Acts Out; Complies With Treatment; and Seeks Support. Results of confirmatory factor analysis and predicted relationships with child adaptation measures provide support for construct validity. Good internal consistency and stability reliabilities were also found.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Austin
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Huberty
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D002666:Psychology, Child