title: Factor analysis of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire for African American women.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine the factorial structure of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire for African American women. A sample of 656 African American women living in the southeastern United States, ranging in age from 22 to 64 years (M = 39.6 years), completed the questionnaire. All were employed, with a mean annual income of $24,300. Factor analysis produced three factors, Active Coping, Avoidance, and Minimize the Situation, that accounted for 67% of the total variance. These factors were compared with the eight factors of the Ways of Coping questionnaire reported by Folkman and Lazarus (1980), which was derived from a sample of middle-aged White subjects. The factors that emerged suggest the need for possible revision of the instrument or the development of a new one.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida, College of Nursing, Gainesville, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smyth
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Yarandi
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008875:Middle Aged; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology*