The measurement of slump-related coping: Factorial validity of the COPE and modified-COPE inventories

Citation

Eklund R, Grove JR & Heard NP (1998) The measurement of slump-related coping: Factorial validity of the COPE and modified-COPE inventories. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 20 (2), pp. 157-175. http://journals.humankinetics.com/jsep-back-issues/JSEPVolume20Issue2June/TheMeasurementofSlumpRelatedCopingFactorialValidityoftheCOPEandModifiedCOPEInventorie

Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate four psychometric models for Carver, Scheier, and Weintraub`s (1989) COPE inventory, and for Crocker and Graham`s (1995) sport-specific modification of the COPE inventory for measurement of individual differences in coping with sport-related stress. Slumping athletic performance (i.e., an extended, unexplained loss of competitive form) was employed as the frame of reference for the coping responses. Data collected from 1,491 athletes (870 for the COPE analyses and 621 for the Modified-COPE analyses) were evaluated in the empirical, double cross-validation design analyses (Cudeck & Browne, 1983). Results revealed a 14-factor model of the COPE inventory and a 10-factor model of the Modified-COPE inventory as the most appropriate psychometric models for these inventories in examining slump-related coping among athletes. Key words: coping with sport stress, slumping athletic performance, scale development

Journal
Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology: Volume 20, Issue 2