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Personality Subtypes, Coping Styles, Symptom Correlates, and Substances of Choice among a Cohort of Substance Abusers.
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Quirk, Stuart W.; McCormick, Richard A. – Assessment, 1998
The usefulness of the Five-Factor personality domains of the NEO Personality Inventory (P. Costa and R. McCrae, 1992) in identifying subtypes was studied with 3,256 substance abusers. Three groups, differing in coping style, psychopathological symptoms, and pattern of substance choice, were reliably identified. Implications for use of the measure…
Descriptors: Adults, Coping, Personality Assessment, Personality Traits
The Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Brief Resilient Coping Scale
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Sinclair, Vaughn G.; Wallston, Kenneth A. – Assessment, 2004
This article introduces the Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS), a 4-item measure designed to capture tendencies to cope with stress in a highly adaptive manner. Two samples of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (ns = 90 and 140) provide evidence for the reliability and validity of the BRCS. The BRCS has adequate internal consistency and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Validity, Self Efficacy
The Utility of the Rorschach Coping Deficit Index as a Measure of Depression and Social Skills Deficits in Children and Adolescents
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Stredny, Rebecca; Ball, J. – Assessment, 2005
Little research has evaluated the validity of the Coping Deficit Index (CDI) of the Rorschach Comprehensive System (CS). Because the CS Depression Index (DEPI) has frequently been found to yield false negatives, the CDI has been proposed as an alternative means of assessing social coping skills that may relate to depression. This study examined…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Predictor Variables, Depression (Psychology), Interpersonal Competence
Ego-Strength, Hardiness, Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy, Optimism, and Maladjustment: Health-Related Personality Constructs and the "Big Five" Model of Personality.
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Bernard, Larry C.; Hutchison, Steven; Lavin, Alexander; Pennington, Pamela – Assessment, 1996
Six personality measures, measures of stress, self-reported health status and coping, and a measure of social desirability were administered to samples of college students and adults (n=589) in a series of four studies. Correlations among these measures and evidence for a higher order factor called Health Proneness factor are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, College Students, Coping