Coping strategies: Evidence for cross-cultural differences? A preliminary study with the Italian version of coping orientations to problems experienced (COPE)

Estrategias de afrontamiento en enfermos alcohólicos. Diferencias según el consumo de benzodiacepinas, los trastornos de la personalidad y el deterioro cognitivo

“…El COPE (Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced) 22 es un cuestionario autoadministrado que evalúa distintas estrategias para enfrentarse con los problemas 19,23 . Los pacientes responden lo que normalmente hacen y sienten cuando experimentan estrés y ansiedad.…”

Differences in Coping with Stressful Situations among Tanzanian and Emirati University Students

“…There are several theoretical models and instruments related to coping (Parker & Endler, 1996;Skinner, Edge, Altman & Sherwood, 2003) and the number of coping strategies is potentially infinite because every person can develop his/her own particular methods to cope with stress, although through social learning people acquire a few culturally-based ways of overcoming stress (Sica, Novara, Dorz, & Sanavio, 1997). McCrae and Costa (1986) suggested two types of coping; neurotic coping and mature coping.…”

“…They defined mature (problem focused) coping as dealing with changing something in the situation and acting directly in order to remove the source of stress. Whereas, neurotic (emotion focused) coping aims at reducing or managing the emotional distress associated with the situation rather than dealing with the situation itself (Sica, et al, 1997). There is a third type of coping, avoidance, which entails distancing self from the situation either through socializing with others or engaging in distracting activities (Rafnsson, 2005;Wonderlich-Tierney & Vander Wal, 2010).…”

“…The Coping Orientation to the Problem Experience (COPE) describes 15 different coping modalities through the use of orthogonal Component factor analysis (Sica, et al, 1997). Endler and Parker's Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS) suggests three dimensions of coping namely: avoidance-focused, emotion-focused, and problem-focused coping (Rafnsson, et al, 2005;Wonderlich-Tierney & Vander Wal, 2010).…”

“…Rafnson, et al (2006) suggested that future studies should investigate the replication of CISS factor in different cultures. Literature has shown that there are limited studies that focus on cultural differences in coping Sica, et al (1997) compared the coping strategies between Italian and American university students using Coping Orientations to Problems Experienced (COPE). Their findings indicated differences between the two groups and, thus, concluded that cultural differences may have played some role in determining the results of factor analysis as Europeans may probably use less rational coping than North Americans.…”