Hierarchical dimensions of coping styles: A study conducted with Turkish university students

GENÇÖZ F., GENÇÖZ T., BOZO Ö.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY, cilt.34, sa.5, ss.525-534, 2006 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2224/sbp.2006.34.5.525
  • Dergi Adı: SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.525-534
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ways of coping, problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping, seeking social support, higher order factors, reliability, validity, BEHAVIOR
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

An empirical examination was carried out of the hierarchical dimensions of coping styles in a Turkish sample. Ways of coping data were collected from 194 university students, subjected to factor analysis and 5 factors were obtained. These factors were subjected to second-order factor analysis which revealed 3 main dimensions. As predicted the first two dimensions were problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping. The third dimension consisted of items related to seeking social support, implying the presence and importance of an indirect coping style. In addition to construct validity, Guttman split-half reliability and criterion validity of these three higher order factors revealed good reliability and validity outcomes. It was also emphasized that these 3 higher order factors constituted independent dimensions of coping styles. Implications of the results are discussed.