title: Development and psychometric properties of the Schoolagers' Coping Strategies Inventory.
abstract: The Schoolagers' Coping Strategies Inventory (SCSI) is a self-report instrument that measures the frequency and effectiveness of children's stress-coping strategies. The SCSI has adequate internal consistency for a new instrument (.79) and moderate test-retest reliability for a changeable construct (.73 to .82). Construct validity was supported by significantly lower coping scores among children with one or more stress-related conditions compared to asymptomatic controls. Factor analysis suggests the SCSI is a one-factor instrument. Low correlations between the SCSI and related but different constructs (stressors and self-esteem) measured by two different methods (self-report and observation) in a multitrait-multimethod matrix showed divergent validity. Convergent validity with the Coping Inventory was not demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Ohio State University, College of Nursing, Columbus.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Ryan-Wenger
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000379:methods*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires