Abstract
Based on helplessness/hopelessness theories of depression, the 12-item Coping Competence Questionnaire (CCQ) was designed
to assess resilience against helplessness and depression. Evidence from a study involving 2,224 participants indicates that
the CCQ is highly reliable, stable over a 1-month period, unidimensional, and internally valid. The CCQ converged negatively
with measures of depression, neuroticism, and stress reaction and showed discriminant validity with a variety of other personality
constructs. Compared to a measure of attributional style, the CCQ proved to be a superior predictor of depressed mood. Path
models support the assumption that the CCQ buffers the effects of stress and negative life events on depressed mood and that
dysfunctional coping mediates the effects of coping competence deficits on depression.
to assess resilience against helplessness and depression. Evidence from a study involving 2,224 participants indicates that
the CCQ is highly reliable, stable over a 1-month period, unidimensional, and internally valid. The CCQ converged negatively
with measures of depression, neuroticism, and stress reaction and showed discriminant validity with a variety of other personality
constructs. Compared to a measure of attributional style, the CCQ proved to be a superior predictor of depressed mood. Path
models support the assumption that the CCQ buffers the effects of stress and negative life events on depressed mood and that
dysfunctional coping mediates the effects of coping competence deficits on depression.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Original Paper
- Pages 1-17
- DOI 10.1007/s11031-012-9311-8
- Authors
- Kerstin E. E. Schroder, Department of Health Behavior, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1665 University Boulevard, RPHB 227 M, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
- Cindy L. Ollis, Utah State University, Utah, UT, USA
- Journal Motivation and Emotion
- Online ISSN 1573-6644
- Print ISSN 0146-7239