title: Assessing coping behavior.
abstract: The Coping Inventory, an observation instrument based on Lois Murphy's longitudinal study of children's coping behavior, is described. The instrument assesses 48 kinds of coping behavior in order to develop a profile for use in educational and therapeutic planning. Examples and supportive technical data are given.
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests