title: A psychometric evaluation of an English version of the Utrecht Coping List.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Although coping styles in individuals with eating disorders have received increased research interest in recent years, there remains a lack of brief, self-report measures that can reliably measure coping. This study developed an English version of the Utrecht Coping List (UCL) and evaluated its psychometric properties in a UK population.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study. Three hundred and fifteen participants completed the UCL and the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced scale (Carver, Scheier & Weintraub, 1989). Of these, 124 completed the UCL again 6 weeks later.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The UCL demonstrated strong internal consistency. Five of the seven subscales had good test-retest reliability. With the exception of the expression of emotion subscale in men, concurrent validity with the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced subscales was good.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although its use with men requires further investigation, this translated version of the UCL represents a reliable and valid measure of coping in women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. hannahturner0@gmail.com
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bryant-Waugh
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Peveler
authors.forename: Romola S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Bucks
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D014175:Translating; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult