Mejorando la comparabilidad de los resultados obtenidos con el COPE-breve a través del análisis de estructuras de segundo orden: un estudio con adolescentes españoles

• Autores: Cristina Serrano, Yolanda Andreu Vaillo, Paula Martínez López, Sergio Murgui Pérez
• Localización: Psicología conductual = behavioral psychology: Revista internacional de psicología clínica y de la salud, ISSN 1132-9483, Vol. 29, Nº. 2, 2021, págs. 437-454
• Idioma: español
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  • español

    El “Inventario breve de afrontamiento de los problemas experimentados” (COPE-breve) es un instrumento ampliamente utilizado, aunque con limitaciones respecto a su fiabilidad y estructura factorial. Este estudio con 611 adolescentes examina la estructura interna, fiabilidad y validez convergente del COPE-Breve. Las estructuras evaluadas mediante análisis factorial confirmatorio fueron las 14 subescalas originales y tres estructuras de segundo orden derivadas de los resultados previos del COPE y de la propuesta de Connor-Smith y Flachsbart. Todas las estructuras obtuvieron un buen ajuste. Sin embargo, los resultados de consistencia interna y validez convergente respaldaron un único modelo en el que religión y culpa se mantuvieron como subescalas independientes y el resto formaron tres factores de segundo orden: afrontamiento pasivo, autosuficiente y socialmente apoyado. Esta estructura jerárquica refleja el modelo enfatizado por la investigación con adolescentes, rentabiliza el uso del instrumento y permite explorar las subescalas originales que presenten niveles apropiados de fiabilidad.

    Así, nuestros resultados constituyen un paso significativo para mejorar la utilidad y comparabilidad de los resultados obtenidos con el COPE-breve.

  • English

    The Brief-Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (Brief-COPE) is a widely used instrument, although with limitations regarding reliability and factorial structure. This study with 611 adolescents examines the Brief-COPE’s internal structure, reliability, and convergent validity. Structures tested through confirmatory factor analysis were the original 14 subscales, as well as three secondorder structures derived from previous COPE research and from Connor-Smith and Flachsbart’s proposal. All the structures examined obtained a good fit. However, internal consistency and convergent validity findings only supported the use of a model in which religion and self-blame constitute independent subscales while the remaining subscales shaped three second-order factors: self-sufficient, socially supported, and disengagement coping. This hierarchical structure reflects a model emphasized by research with adolescents, makes the use of this instrument valuable, and does not prevent the exploration of original subscales with appropriate reliability levels. Consequently, our results constitute a significant step forward in the improvement of the usefulness and comparability of the coping results obtained with the Brief-COPE.

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