Xiaoyou Su|Joseph Lau|Winnie W. S. Mak|Kai Chow Choi|Tiejian Feng|Xi Chen|Chu-liang Liu|Jun Li|De Lee|Lin Chen|Junmin Song|Yan Zhang|Guanglu Zhao|Zhang-ping Zhu|Jinquan Cheng
A preliminary validation of the Brief COPE instrument for assessing coping strategies among people living with HIV in China
Peking Union Medical College Hospital|Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College|Chinese University of Hong Kong|City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute|University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|Chinese University of Hong Kong|City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute|University of Hong Kong|Shenzhen Chronic Disease Prevention Center|Hengyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences|Hengyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences|Hengyang Academy of Agricultural Sciences|Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention|Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention|Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention|Shenzhen Chronic Disease Prevention Center|Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention
brief cope instrument utilized conduct research various populations including people living hiv plwh however questionnaire constructs applied plwh subjected thorough factor validation total 258 plwh recruited two provinces china answered questions involving scales three instruments brief cope perceived social support scale perceived discrimination scale plwh confirmatory factor analysis cfa exploratory factor analysis efa conducted cfa found poor goodness fit data subsequent efa identified six preliminary factors forming subscales cronbachs alphas ranged 061 080 significant correlation coefficients subscales measures perceived social support perceived discrimination reported giving preliminary support validity new empirical factor structure study showed original factor structure brief cope instrument applied plwh china fit data thus brief cope applied various populations cultures caution new factor structure established efa preliminary requires validation