Spanish version of the Coping Strategies Inventory.
BACKGROUND
The aim of the present study was to adapt the Coping Strategies Inventory (CSI) to the Spanish setting. This need is justified on the one hand by the shortage and limitations of the instruments available in our language and, on the other, by the excellent potentialities that the CSI offers.


METHODS
It was translated and applied to a sample of 337 adults, with diverse demographic characteristics, recruited from different teaching activities by the authors in the province of Seville (Spain).


RESULTS
The results showed excellent psychometric properties surpassing those of the original study: eight factors accounted for 61 % of variance with only 40 items (as opposed to the 72 that accounted for 47% in the original study) and obtained Alpha coefficients between 0.63 and 0.89. The convergent validity was verified using intercorrelations between scales, correlations with personality dispositions (NEOFFI) and with the coping efficacy.


CONCLUSIONS
The CSI was a valid and reliable measure of coping strategies used in many stressful situations.
Cano García
F J
FJ
Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychotherapies, Faculty of Psychology, University of Seville, Camilo José Sela s/n, 41018 Seville, Spain. fjcano@us.es
Rodríguez Franco
L
L
García Martínez
J
J
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010555:Personality Inventory; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013030:Spain