Coping patterns of African American adolescents: a confirmatory factor analysis and cluster analysis of the Children's Coping Strategies Checklist. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • The current study examined patterns of coping strategies in a sample of 497 low-income urban African American adolescents (mean age = 12.61 years). Results of confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the 4-factor structure of the Children's Coping Strategies Checklist (T. S. Ayers, I. N. Sandler, S. G. West, & M. W. Roosa, 1996) was not replicated in the current sample. The final model was a 3-factor model that was invariant across gender. The Active Coping factor and Revised Avoidant Coping factor were highly correlated in the present sample. Results of cluster analyses identified 2 coping groups differing on the frequency of coping use and preferred coping methods. The 1st group was more likely to use avoidant coping and less likely to use social support-seeking coping than the 2nd group, which showed more consistent use across coping strategies. There were no significant differences in the association between stressors and symptoms across the 2 groups. The results highlight the importance of examining factor structures of coping measures with underrepresented groups.

published proceedings

  • Psychol Assess

altmetric score

  • 1

author list (cited authors)

  • Gaylord-Harden, N. K., Gipson, P., Mance, G., & Grant, K. E.

citation count

  • 58

complete list of authors

  • Gaylord-Harden, Noni K||Gipson, Polly||Mance, GiShawn||Grant, Kathryn E

publication date

  • March 2008