TY - JOUR
T1 - A three-phase study to develop and validate a Chinese coping strategies scales in Greater China
AU - SIU, Oi Ling
AU - SPECTOR, Paul E.
AU - COOPER, Cary L.
N1 - A portion of this paper was presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Academy-of-Management, Aug 06-11, 2004, New Orleans, Louisiana.
PY - 2006/8/1
Y1 - 2006/8/1
N2 - A three-phase study was conducted among Chinese employees in Greater China to develop and validate the Chinese coping strategies that were most common and frequently used. By adopting a qualitative open-ended methodology and quantitative surveys (using both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis), the internal consistency and factor structure of the developed 12-item Chinese coping strategies has been demonstrated, and some evidence for construct validity has been provided. The structures of Chinese coping strategies include four factors: active positive coping, passive adaptive coping, social support and hobbies/relaxation. The results also show that active positive coping, social support, and hobbies/relaxation have a beneficial role on work well-being (job satisfaction, physical and behavioral symptoms), whereas passive adaptive coping relatively has a maladaptive effect.
AB - A three-phase study was conducted among Chinese employees in Greater China to develop and validate the Chinese coping strategies that were most common and frequently used. By adopting a qualitative open-ended methodology and quantitative surveys (using both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis), the internal consistency and factor structure of the developed 12-item Chinese coping strategies has been demonstrated, and some evidence for construct validity has been provided. The structures of Chinese coping strategies include four factors: active positive coping, passive adaptive coping, social support and hobbies/relaxation. The results also show that active positive coping, social support, and hobbies/relaxation have a beneficial role on work well-being (job satisfaction, physical and behavioral symptoms), whereas passive adaptive coping relatively has a maladaptive effect.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2006.02.012
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2006.02.012
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 41
SP - 537
EP - 548
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 3
ER -