Assessment of coping: a new french four-factor structure of the brief COPE inventory

Table 3 Dimensions’ characteristics of Brief COPE

Dimension (Items)	N	M (SD)^a	IIC	IDV	% Floor effect	% Ceiling effect	Alpha	INFIT
Dimension (Items)	N	M (SD)^a	min - max	min - max	% Floor effect	% Ceiling effect	Alpha	min-max
Social support (8)	385	3.89 (1.27)	0.57 – 0.79	− 0.11 – 0.33	7.5	0.3	0.82	0.64 – 1.58
Problem solving (4)	391	4.57 (1.66)	0.72 – 0.78	0.20 – 0.37	10.0	3.3	0.74	0.91 – 1.15
Avoidance (10)	363	3.03 (0.75)	0.33 – 0.61	− 0.11 – 0.24	9.1	0.3	0.64	0.89 – 1.22
Positive thinking (6)	398	4.59 (1.23)	0.50 – 0.70	− 0.14 – 0.46	2.8	0.5	0.71	0.88 – 1.26

M (SD) mean (standard deviation); IIC item internal consistency; IDV item discriminant validity; Alpha Cronbach’s alpha; INFIT Rasch statistics
^ascores ranging from 0 to 10; Higher scores reflect a higher tendency to implement the corresponding coping strategies

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