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Assessing the Structure of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire in Fibromyalgia Patients Using Common Factor Analytic Approaches
Joint Authors
Cronan, Terry A.
Santoro, Maya S.
Edwards, Larissa
Kang, Jeremy
Van Liew, Charles
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-12-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) is a widely used measure of coping processes.
Despite its use in a variety of populations, there has been concern about the stability and structure of the WCQ across different populations.
This study examines the factor structure of the WCQ in a large sample of individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
The participants were 501 adults (478 women) who were part of a larger intervention study.
Participants completed the WCQ at their 6-month assessment.
Foundational factoring approaches were performed on the data (i.e., maximum likelihood factoring [MLF], iterative principal factoring [IPF], principal axis factoring (PAF), and principal components factoring [PCF]) with oblique oblimin rotation.
Various criteria were evaluated to determine the number of factors to be extracted, including Kaiser’s rule, Scree plot visual analysis, 5 and 10% unique variance explained, 70 and 80% communal variance explained, and Horn’s parallel analysis (PA).
It was concluded that the 4-factor PAF solution was the preferable solution, based on PA extraction and the fact that this solution minimizes nonvocality and multivocality.
The present study highlights the need for more research focused on defining the limits of the WCQ and the degree to which population-specific and context-specific subscale adjustments are needed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Van Liew, Charles& Santoro, Maya S.& Edwards, Larissa& Kang, Jeremy& Cronan, Terry A.. 2016. Assessing the Structure of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire in Fibromyalgia Patients Using Common Factor Analytic Approaches. Pain Research and Management،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115493
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Van Liew, Charles…[et al.]. Assessing the Structure of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire in Fibromyalgia Patients Using Common Factor Analytic Approaches. Pain Research and Management No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-17.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Van Liew, Charles& Santoro, Maya S.& Edwards, Larissa& Kang, Jeremy& Cronan, Terry A.. Assessing the Structure of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire in Fibromyalgia Patients Using Common Factor Analytic Approaches. Pain Research and Management. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1115493
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1115493