APPENDIX: SUBSCALES FOR THE SIX COPING MEASURES
REVIEWED IN THIS CHAPTER
Miller Behavioral Style Scale ( Miller, 1987 )
1.Monitoring
2.Blunting
Mainz Coping Inventory ( Krohne et al.,
2000 )
1.Vigilance
2.Cognitive avoidance
Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations
(Endler & Parker, 1990)
1.Task-oriented coping
2.Emotion-oriented coping
3.Avoidance-oriented coping
COPE Inventory ( Carver et al., 1989 )
1.Active coping
2.Planning
3.Suppression of competing activities
4.Restraint coping
5.Instrumental social support
6.Emotional social support
7.Positive reinterpretation8.Acceptance
9.Turning to religion
10.Focus on and venting emotions
11.Denial
12.Behavioral disengagement
13.Mental disengagement
14.Alcohol disengagement
15.Humor
Coping Strategy Indicator ( Amirkhan, 1990 )
1.Problem solving
2.Seeking social support
3.Avoidance
Ways of Coping Questionnaire
(Folkman & Lazarus, 1988 )
1.Confrontive coping
2.Distancing
3.Self-controlling
4.Seeking social support
5.Accepting responsibility
6.Escape /C0avoidance
7.Planful problem solving
8.Positive reappraisal
Acknowledgements
Preparation of this paper was facilitated by an award to the lead author from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research: Social
Interactions, Identity, and Well-being Program.
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