COPING STRATEGY INDICATOR
CSI Item (Subscale)
1.Described your feelings to a friend (SS)
2.Rearranged things so your problem could be
solved (PS)
3.Thought of many ideas before deciding what
to do (PS)
4.Tried to distract yourself from the problem (A)
5.Accepted sympathy and understanding from
someone (SS)
6.Did all you could to keep others from seeing how
bad things really were (A)
7.Talked to people about the situation because talking
about it made you feel better (SS)
8.Set some goals for yourself to deal with the
situation (PS)
9.Weighed up your options carefully (PS)
10.Daydreamed about better times (A)
11.Tried different ways to solve the problem until you
found one that worked (PS)
12.Talked about fears and worries to a relative or
friend (SS)
13.Spent more time than usual alone (A)
14.Told people about the situation because talking
about it helped you come up with solutions (SS)
15.Thought about what needs to be done to straighten
things up (PS)
16.Turned your full attention to solving the
problem (PS)
17.Formed a plan in your mind (PS)
18.Watched television more than usual (A)
19.Went to someone friend or professional to help you
feel better (SS)
20.Stood firm and fought for what you wanted in the
situation (PS)
21.Avoided being with people in general (A)
22.Buried yourself in a hobby or sports activity to
avoid the problem (A)23.Went to a friend to help you feel better about the
problem (SS)
24.Went to a friend for advice about how to change the
situation (SS)
25.Accepted sympathy and understanding from friends
who had the same problem (SS)
26.Slept more than usual (A)
27.Fantasized about how things could have been
different (A)
28.Identified with characters in movies or novels (A)
29.Tried to solve the problem (PS)
30.Wished that people would just leave you alone (A)
31.Accepted help from a friend or relative (SS)
32.Sought reassurance from those who know you
best (SS)
33.Tried to carefully plan a course of action rather than
acting on impulse (PS)
Notes :
SS5Social Support; PS 5Problem Solving;
A5Avoidance.
Source :Desmond et al. (2006) . Reprinted from
Personality and Individual Differences, 40 (2 ), Desmond,
D.M., Shevlin, M., & MacLachlan, M. Dimensional
analysis of the coping strategy indicator in a sample
of elderly veterans with acquired limb amputations,
249/C0259. Copyright (2006), with permission from
Elsevier. Copyright r1990 by the American
Psychological Association.
Adapted with permission. No further reproduction or
distribution is permitted without written permission
from the American Psychological Association.
The official citation for the scale is: Amirkhan, J.H.
(1990) . A factor analytically derived measure of cop-
ing: The Coping Strategy Indicator. Journal of
Personality and Social Psychology, 59 , 1066/C01074.
Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ)
(Folkman & Lazarus, 1988 ).
Variable
The Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) or Ways of Coping Checklist (WCC) is a situational measure of
coping strategies.
Description
Individuals focus on a real-life stressful situation and respond to the WCQ based on their responses to that
specific situation. The questionnaire consists of 66 items with eight coping scales and 16 filler items. In a student
sample, the subscales were problem-focused coping, wishful thinking, detachment, seeking social support,340 12. MEASURES OF COPING FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
III. EMOTION REGULATION