A Structural Validation of the Brief COPE Scale among Outpatients with Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders.

ABSTRACT: Recovery from substance use disorder requires access to effective coping resources. The most widely self-reported questionnaire used to assess coping responses is the Brief COPE; however, different factorial structures were found in a variety of samples. This study aimed to examine across outpatients with substance use disorders the factor structure of the short dispositional French version of the Brief Coping Orientation to Problem Experienced (COPE) inventory. The French version of the Brief COPE was administered in a sample of 318 outpatients with alcohol or opioid substance use disorder. A clustering analysis on latent variables (CLV) followed by a confirmatory factorial analysis (CFA) was conducted to examine the factor structure of the scale. The internal consistency of the Brief COP

SUBMITTER: Kadi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9916298 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature