How to Cope With Disabilities: Development and Psychometric Properties of the Coping With Disability Difficulties Scale (CDDS).
In: Rehabilitation Psychology, Jg. 65 (2020-02-01), Heft 1, S. 31-44
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Purpose/Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Coping With Disability Difficulties Scale (CDDS), a scale to measure the coping strategies used by people with disabilities to face the disability-related difficulties (caused by both disability itself and by stigma) they encounter in their daily lives. Method/Design: An initial pool of 110 items was developed based on previous literature and the results of a qualitative study using semistructured interviews. The psychometric characteristics of the CDDS were examined in 3 samples of people with disabilities (each of which included participants with physical, visual, and hearing impairments; total N = 590). Results: A final scale of 17 items was obtained. The factor structure of the CDDS was tested and replicated with an adequate fit (root mean square error of approximation [RMSEA] = 0.056; goodness-of-fit index [GFI] = 0.98; comparative fit index [CFI] = 0.98) using confirmatory factor analysis. The internal consistency of the 4 factors (positive thinking, social sensitization and support, adaptation, and avoidance) was adequate to excellent (with alphas ranging from.68 to.86). Conclusions/Implications: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first coping scale that is specifically designed for people with disabilities, and it can be highly useful for both research and applied purposes. Impact and Implications: The instrument presented in this article is, to our knowledge, the first coping scale specifically designed to assess the coping strategies used by people with disabilities. Results demonstrate that the Coping with Disability Difficulties Scale (CDDS) shows good psychometric properties to measure the coping strategies used by people with disabilities in the Spanish context. The CDDS can be used both for research and intervention regarding people with disabilities. Our data reveal a factor structure that should be tested in different cultural contexts. The CDDS can be used to evaluate coping strategies, which allows the adaptation and implementation of training intervention programs to promote more positive coping strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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How to Cope With Disabilities: Development and Psychometric Properties of the Coping With Disability Difficulties Scale (CDDS).
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Pérez-Garín, Daniel ; Recio, Patricia ; Silván-Ferrero, Prado ; Nouvilas, Encarnación ; Fuster-Ruiz de Apodaca, María José |
Zeitschrift: | Rehabilitation Psychology, Jg. 65 (2020-02-01), Heft 1, S. 31-44 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2020 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0090-5550 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1037/rep0000293 |
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