The Polish Adaptation of the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale

Joanna Chwaszcz; Rafał P. Bartczuk; Iwona Niewiadomska; Stevan E. Hobfoll; Agnieszka Palacz-Chrisidis

doi:10.18290/rpsych20231-2

Joanna Chwaszcz Institute of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7068-4696
Rafał P. Bartczuk Institute of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0433-7327
Iwona Niewiadomska Institute of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0244-2748
Stevan E. Hobfoll https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4136-0929
Agnieszka Palacz-Chrisidis Institute of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1253-8839

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18290/rpsych20231-2

Keywords: coping strategies, Multiaxial Model of Coping, Strategic Approach to Coping Scale, marginalization

Abstract

The Strategic Approach to Coping Scale (SACS) is a tool designed to measure coping strategies in terms of the Multiaxial Model of Coping. The aim of this article is to present our work towards adapting the SACS to the Polish cultural context. The Polish translation of this measure and the Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank were applied to 1,074 Poles from 11 sample groups at risk of social exclusion. Principal component analysis performed on the data showed six components rather than the original nine. Second-order factor analysis carried out on the subscale scores revealed three factors partially consistent with the original theoretical assumptions. Convergences and discrepancies of the resulting structure versus the original one are discussed, along with reliability and the preliminary theoretical validity of the method.

Author Biography

Stevan E. Hobfoll

Stevan E. Hobfoll - STAR: Stress, Anxiety, and Resilience Consultants

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