The Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ) is a multi-dimensional measure that identifies and measures the processes (thoughts and actions) people use in coping with stressful situations.

• Psychological

The Ways of Coping Questionnaire that was revised in 1985 is in the public domain and you do not need special permission to use it. This version can be accessed from

http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/tools/surveys/pdf/Ways%20of%20coping.pdf

In 1988 the Consulting Psychologists Press (CPP) made minor modifications to a few items. This version is copyrighted and has since been purchased by Mind Garden. Permission is required from Mind Garden to use this version or their scoring service. www.mindgarden.com.

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Just concentrated on what I had to do next - the next step.

(4-point Likert: not applicable/not used, somewhat, quite a bit, great deal)

1985

1. Folkman S, Lazarus RS. (1988). Manual for the Ways of Coping Questionnaire. Palo Alto, CA: Consulting Psychologists Press.
   
2. Bouchard G, Sabourin S, Lussier Y, Wright J, Richer C. (1997). Testing the theoretical models underlying the Ways of Coping Questionnaire with couples. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59(2), 409-418.
3. Edwards JR, O'Neill RM. (1998). The construct validity of scores on the Ways of Coping Questionnaire: confirmatory analysis of alternative factor structures. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 58(6), 955-983.
   

This outcome measure has not been used in any CAM research studies.

High school students and adults

10 minutes

Not specified

This measure has been translated into the following languages:

Finnish, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Korean, Dutch, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Turkish.

Additional References:

1. Folkman S, Lazarus RS. (1980). An analysis of coping in a middle-aged community sample. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 21(3), 219-239.