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KMID : 0928320210210030101
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Korean Journal of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2021 Volume.21 No. 3 p.101 ~ p.109
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Psychometrics Properties of Ways of Coping Questionnaire-Korean among College Students
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Kim Hwa-Soon
Seo Eun-Ji
You Mi-Ae
Kim Chun-Ja
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Abstract
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Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the validity and reliability of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire-Korean (WCQ-K) among college students.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was employed to validate psychometrics properties of the WCQ-K among 248 students from a university-affiliated health-care center in Suwon, Korea. Structured questionnaires were used for psychometric evaluation. Item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, and known-groups validity were performed for validity. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) were used for reliability.
Results: A seven-factor model with 36 items explained 50.8% of the variance. The Cronbach’s alpha was 0.90; the ICC for 2-weeks test-retest reliability was 0.80. Students with stable ways of coping tended to have a lower score on the perceived stress and depressive symptoms than their counterparts (all P<0.05).
Conclusions: The findings of this study provide evidence for the adequate psychometric properties of the WCQ-K. The WCQ-K may be used in school or clinical settings to examine the potential role of stress-coping strategies in enhanced stress management among Korean college students.
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KEYWORD
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Coping skills, Psychometrics, Stress, Students
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