title: Factor structure of coping: two studies of mothers with high levels of life stress.
abstract: Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to investigate the factor structure of coping in mothers with high levels of life stress. In Study 1, EFA of the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (C. S. Carver, M. F. Scheier, & J. K. Weintraub, 1989) in a sample of mothers of full-term or very low birth weight 2-year-old children yielded 7 reliable coping factors. Each factor accounted for significant variance in at least 1 of 6 outcomes measuring maternal-child well-being. In Study 2, CFA was used to cross-validate the EFA model on the basis of the responses of mothers of 2-year-old children with prenatal polysubstance exposure. CFA results revealed a moderately good fit, confirming the factor structure in a 2nd, independent sample of mothers with high levels of life stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. s_eisengart@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sheri P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Eisengart
authors.forename: Lynn T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: H Lester
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Kirchner
authors.forename: Meeyoung Oh
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fulton
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Short
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minnes
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires