Please see below for when each domain is projected to be updated.
Coping — This domain is scheduled to be updated Spring 2022
| Domain | Sub-Domain | Instrument Name | Description | Citation (Authors) | Language/ Geographic Location |
Population(s) | Details & PDF |
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| The COPE | This is a 52-item questionnaire designed to measure 14 types of coping. The instrument is "a multidimensional coping inventory to assess the different ways in which people respond to stress. Five scales (of four items each) measure conceptually distinct aspects of problem focused coping (active coping, planning, suppression of competing activities, restraint coping, seeking of instrumental social support); five scales measure aspects of what might be viewed as emotion focused coping (seeking of emotional social support, positive reinterpretation, acceptance, denial, turning to religion); and three scales measure coping responses that arguably are less useful (focus on and venting of emotions, behavioral disengagement, mental disengagement)." | Carver, C. S., Scheier, M. F., & Weintraub, J. K. (1989). Assessing coping strategies: A theoretically based approach. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 56(2), 267-283. |
English |
* HIV-negative * Students |
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| Ways of Coping Scale | "The instrument contains 67 items that describe a broad range of cognitive and behavioral strategies people use to manage internal and/or external demands in specific stressful encounters." The scale contains eight subscales: confronting coping, distancing, self-controlling, seeking social support, accepting responsibility, escape-avoidance, planful problem solving, positive reappraisal. Response options are on a 4 point Likert scale (0 = does not apply and/or not used; 1 = used somewhat; 2 = used quite a bit; 3 = used a great deal). | Folkman, S., Lazarus, R. S., Dunkel-Schetter, C., DeLongis, A., & Gruen, R. J. (1986). Dynamics of a stressful encounter: Cognitive appraisal, coping, and encounter outcomes. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 50(5), 992-1003. |
English |
* HIV-negative |
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| Multidimensional assessment of coping: A critical evaluation | The inventory contains 44 items. There are three "types of coping styles"/subscales: task-oriented (19 items), emotion-oriented (12 items), and avoidance-oriented coping (13 items)." The response options are from not at all (1) to very much (5). | Endler, N. S., & Parker, J. D. A. (1990). Multidimensional assessment of coping: A critical evaluation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 58(5), 844-854. |
English |
* HIV-negative * Students |
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| Psychological Adjustment to HIV infection (MAHIVS) | The instrument is a modified version of the 40 items Mental Adjustment to Cancer Scale. Four factors were identifiyed: Hopelessness, Fighting Spirit/Self Efficacy, Personal Control, and Minimization. "Each item presents a statement concerning a response to the disease (e.g., "I feel that nothing I can do will make a difference"), and the respondent is asked to indicate "How far it applies to you at present" on a 4-point scale from "Definitely does not apply to me" to "Definitely does apply to me."" | Kelly, B., Raphael, B., Burrows, G., Judd, F., Kernutt, G., Burnett, P., et al. (2000). Measuring psychological adjustment to HIV infection. The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 30(1), 41-59. |
English |
* HIV-positive * Men who have sex with men (MSM) * Bisexual * Men |
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| Coping with Illness Scale | The scale is specific to coping with HIV. It has 39 items in seven subscales: positive action, passive problem solving, self-destructive escape, social support, spiritual hope, depression/withdrawal, and non-disclosure/problem avoidance. | Murphy, D. A., Rotheram-Borus, M. J., & Marelich, W. D. (2003). Factor structure of a coping scale across two samples. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33(3), 627-647. |
English |
* HIV-positive |
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| The Family Coping Project Coping Scale | The scale is specific to coping with HIV. The scale has 54 items, five coping factors/subscales: avoidance, spiritual activities, seeking social support, managing the illness, and focusing on others. Response items are on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from never (1) to always (4) to indicate the extent the strategy was used to deal with HIV disease. | Moneyham, L., Hennessy, M., Sowell, R., Demi, A., Seals, B., & Mizuno, Y. (1998). The effectiveness of coping strategies used by HIV-seropositive women. Research in Nursing & Health, 21(4), 351-362. |
English |
* HIV-positive * Women |
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| Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSE) | The instrument is provided by CAPS (Center for AIDS Prevention Studies UCSF). "Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) revealed a 13-item reduced form of the CSE scale with three factors: Use problem-focused coping (6 items, alpha= .91), stop unpleasant emotions and thoughts (4 items, alpha= .91), and get support from friends and family (3 items, alpha=.80)." Response options are on a 5-point Likert scale from "Never" to "Very often". | Chesney, M. A., Neilands, T. B., Chambers, D. B., Taylor, J. M., & Folkman, S. (2006). A validity and reliability study of the coping self-efficacy scale. British Journal of Health Psychology, 11(Pt 3), 421. |
English |
* HIV-positive * Men * Men who have sex with men (MSM) |
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| Coping with HIV Scale | The scale contains 16 items. There are three factors: Positive Coping, Seeking Social Support, and Avoidance Coping. Response options are Yes/No. | Fleishman, J. A., & Fogel, B. (1994). Coping and depressive symptoms among young people with AIDS. Health Psychology, 13, 156-156. |
English |
* HIV-positive * Youth |
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