Psychometric Evaluation of a Coping Strategies Inventory Short-Form ( CSI-SF ) in the Jackson Heart Study Cohort

Clifton C. Addison, Brenda W. Campbell-Jenkins, Daniel F. Sarpong, Jeffery Kibler, Madhu Singh, Patricia Dubbert, Gregory Wilson, Thomas Payne and Herman Taylor
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Clifton C. Addison: Jackson Heart Study Coordinating Center, Jackson, MS, USA
Brenda W. Campbell-Jenkins: Jackson Heart Study Coordinating Center, Jackson, MS, USA
Daniel F. Sarpong: Jackson Heart Study Coordinating Center, Jackson, MS, USA
Jeffery Kibler: Nova Southeastern University, Pensacola, FL, USA
Madhu Singh: Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, MS, USA
Patricia Dubbert: Veterans Administration Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
Gregory Wilson: Jackson Heart Study Coordinating Center, Jackson, MS, USA
Thomas Payne: University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA
Herman Taylor: Jackson Heart Study, Jackson, MS, USA

IJERPH, 2007, vol. 4, issue 4, 1-7

Abstract: This study sought to establish the psychometric properties of a Coping Strategies Inventory Short Form ( CSISF ) by examining coping skills in the Jackson Heart Study cohort. We used exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson’s correlation, and Cronbach Alpha to examine reliability and validity in the CSI-SF that solicited responses from 5302 African American men and women between the ages of 35 and 84. One item was dropped from the 16-item CSI-SF , making it a 15-item survey. No significant effects were found for age and gender, strengthening the generalizability of the CSI-SF . The internal consistency reliability analysis revealed reliability between alpha = 0.58-0.72 for all of the scales, and all of the fit indices used to examine the CSI-SF provided support for its use as an adequate measure of coping. This study provides empirical support for utilizing this instrument in future efforts to understand the role of coping in moderating health outcomes.

Keywords: Measurement; psychometric analysis; coping; African Americans (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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