Describe the 50-item Ways of Coping scale. What coping strategies does this inventory measure?
What will be an ideal response?
The 50-item Ways of Coping scale that measures eight types of coping was one of the first checklist coping inventories (Folkman & Lazarus, 1980, 1988b). This inventory measures coping strategies labeled confrontive coping, distancing, self-controlling, seeking social support, accepting responsibility, escape-avoidance, planful problem solving, and positive reappraisal.
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