Is the Structure of the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale Cross-Culturally Stable? Evidence Based on a Scoping Literature Review

Bartczuk, Rafał P.; Chwaszcz, Joanna; Hobfoll, Stevan E.; Gałkowska-Bachanek, Maria

doi:10.18290/rpsych20231-1

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“…The most important differences relative to the original are the separation of Dominating Action (which is a combination of Antisocial Action and Indirect Action), Considerate Action (which is a combination of Cautious Action and Social Joining), and the absence of Aggressive Action, Social Joining, and Indirect Action (not reproduced). We reproduced all the factors identified as relatively culturally stable by Bartczuk et al (2020). This result demonstrates above all the legitimacy and need for a complete cultural adaptation of the SACS in Polish, similarly to other European studies Pérez et al, 2012;Schwarzer et al, 2003).…”

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“…1) The American version contained nine subscales but the Polish adaptation contained six subscales. This is not surprising because the review of existing adaptations (Bartczuk et al, 2020) indicates that several identified subscales varied across cultures.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…Based on the review by Bartczuk et al (2020), we expect that a Polish adaptation of the scale will reproduce Seeking Social Support, Avoidance, Assertive Action, Instinctive Action, and some type of Aggressive Action or/and Antisocial Action. As regards the second-order structure, the identification of an Active-Passive factor, based on Avoidance and Assertive Action, is expected.…”

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“…Also, numerous translations and adaptations of the SACS appeared worldwide. The scoping review of the existing SACS translations (Bartczuk et al, 2020) showed that its structure differs cross-culturally in terms of the number and content of the factors. However, these authors distinguish factors that are relatively cross-culturally stable (Seeking Social Support, Avoidance, Assertive Action, Instinctive Action, and Aggressive Action or/and/combined Antisocial Action), and those more sensitive to cultural context (Social Joining, Cautious Action, Indirect Action, Aggressive Action, and Antisocial Action).…”

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“…Concerning the social axis, one of two solutions can be expected: either two factors (active-prosocial and activeantisocial) or a single factor (prosocial vs. antisocial). To date, there has been little empirical support that the SACS is a good operationalization of the indirectdirect axis of coping (Bartczuk et al, 2020).…”

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The Polish Adaptation of the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale

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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.

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Psychological Vulnerability Associated With Stress Coping Strategies in Japanese University Athletes

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This study examined the stress coping strategies of athletes with high psychological vulnerability. The participants were 487 university athletes (mean age = 19.8 years, SD = 0.88, 153 women). Data were collected using the Vulnerability Scale for University Athletes and General Coping Questionnaire and analyzed by conducting a multivariate analysis of variance. The results showed significant relationships between vulnerability and coping strategies (r = .11−.39). Vulnerability was most strongly related to the emotional support seeking aspect of emotion-oriented coping (r = .39). There was no significant difference in cognitive reinterpretation (r = .07). Vulnerability had a stronger relationship with emotion-oriented than problem-oriented coping, and high (vs. low) vulnerability athletes had significantly higher emotion-oriented-coping scores. These results suggest that vulnerable athletes need to be provided with appropriate emotional support to cope with stressful situations, as they rely heavily on a stress management strategy focusing on emotion regulation.

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Quality of life and prosocial or antisocial coping with resource deprivation: A cross-sectional study of people at risk of social exclusion

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(1) Background This paper presents a study based on Stevan Hobfoll’s conservation of resources theory and deals specifically with resources and coping as predictors of the quality of life of persons threatened by social exclusion. They have no access to public psychosocial resources, the acquisition and accumulation of which are closely linked to the perceived quality of life. (2) Method A cross-sectional self-reported questionnaire study. A sample of 1,074 individuals from various groups at risk of exclusion was surveyed using the Conservation of Resources-Evaluation Questionnaire, the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale, and the WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire. The research was done among people supported by Polish non-governmental organizations operating nationwide. Structural equation modeling was used to test mediational hypotheses in the analysis. (3) Results The significant variables that determined the relationship between resource gains and losses and the quality of life included active–passive and prosocial–antisocial coping strategies. The results were generally robust, but the level of education moderated the relationship between active antisocial coping and quality of life. (4) Conclusions The obtained dependencies are consistent with Hobfoll’s approach, confirming its usefulness. Prosocial coping mediates the effect of resource gain on the increase in quality of life and the effect of resource loss on the decline in quality of life, strengthening the former and weakening the latter.

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Is the Structure of the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale Cross-Culturally Stable? Evidence Based on a Scoping Literature Review

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The Polish Adaptation of the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale

The Polish Adaptation of the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale

Psychological Vulnerability Associated With Stress Coping Strategies in Japanese University Athletes

Quality of life and prosocial or antisocial coping with resource deprivation: A cross-sectional study of people at risk of social exclusion

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