Appendix L Positive Coping Subscale 1. I've been turning to work or other activities to take my mind off things. 1 2 3 4 2. I've been concentrating my efforts on doing something about the situation I'm in. 1 2 3 4 5. I've been getting emotional support from others. 1 2 3 4 7. I've been taking action to try to make the situation better. 1 2 3 4 9. I've been saying things to let my unpleasant feelings escape. 1 2 3 4 10. I’ve been getting help and advice from other people. 1 2 3 4 12. I've been trying to see it in a different light, to make it seem more positive. 1 2 3 4 14. I've been trying to come up with a strategy about what to do. 1 2 3 4 15. I've been getting comfort and understanding from someone. 1 2 3 4 17. I've been looking for something good in what is happening. 1 2 3 4 18. I've been making jokes about it. 1 2 3 4 19. I've been doing something to think about it less, such as going to movies, watching TV, reading, daydreaming, sleeping, or shopping. 1 2 3 4 20. I've been accepting the reality of the fact that it has happened. 1 2 3 4 21. I've been expressing my negative feelings. 1 2 3 4 23. I’ve been trying to get advice or help from other people about what to do. 1 2 3 4 24. I've been learning to live with it. 1 2 3 4 25. I've been thinking hard about what steps to take. 1 2 3 4 28. I've been making fun of the situation. 1 2 3 4 Negative Coping Subscale 4. I've been using alcohol or other drugs to make myself feel better. 1 2 3 4 6. I've been giving up trying to deal with it. 1 2 3 4 11. I've been using alcohol or other drugs to help me get through it. 1 2 3 4 16. I've been giving up the attempt to cope. 1 2 3 4
Appendix L Positive Coping Subscale 1. I've been turning to work or other activities to take my mind off things. 1 2 3 4 2. I've been concentrating my efforts on doing something about the situation I'm in. 1 2 3 4 5. I've been getting emotional support from others. 1 2 3 4 7. I've been taking action to try to make the situation better. 1 2 3 4 9. I've been saying things to let my unpleasant feelings escape. 1 2 3 4 10. I’ve been getting help and advice from other people. 1 2 3 4 12. I've been trying to see it in a different light, to make it seem more positive. 1 2 3 4 14. I've been trying to come up with a strategy about what to do. 1 2 3 4 15. I've been getting comfort and understanding from someone. 1 2 3 4 17. I've been looking for something good in what is happening. 1 2 3 4 18. I've been making jokes about it. 1 2 3 4 19. I've been doing something to think about it less, such as going to movies, watching TV, reading, daydreaming, sleeping, or shopping. 1 2 3 4 20. I've been accepting the reality of the fact that it has happened. 1 2 3 4 21. I've been expressing my negative feelings. 1 2 3 4 23. I’ve been trying to get advice or help from other people about what to do. 1 2 3 4 24. I've been learning to live with it. 1 2 3 4 25. I've been thinking hard about what steps to take. 1 2 3 4 28. I've been making fun of the situation. 1 2 3 4 Negative Coping Subscale 4. I've been using alcohol or other drugs to make myself feel better. 1 2 3 4 6. I've been giving up trying to deal with it. 1 2 3 4 11. I've been using alcohol or other drugs to help me get through it. 1 2 3 4 16. I've been giving up the attempt to cope. 1 2 3 4