TABLE 2.
Principal Components Analysis with Direct Oblimin Rotation 2-Factor Structure of the Brief COPE
| Subscale item | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Looking for something good in what's happening | .760 | |
| Concentrating my efforts on doing something about the situation | .737 | |
| Taking action to make the situation better | .713 | |
| Thinking hard about what steps to take | .696 | |
| Trying to get advice or help from others | .673 | |
| Trying to see it in a different light, more positive | .673 | |
| Trying to come up with a strategy about what to do | .626 | |
| Getting help/advice from other people | .629 | |
| Getting emotional support from others | .579 | |
| Getting comfort and understanding from someone | .580 | |
| Trying to find comfort in my religion/spiritual beliefs | .583 | |
| Learning to live with it* | .589 | −.392 |
| Accepting the reality of the fact that it has happened* | .573 | −.315 |
| Doing something to think about it less | .520 | |
| Praying or meditating* | .469 | |
| Turning to work or other activities to take my mind off things* | .456 | |
| Making jokes about it* | .315 | |
| Giving up on attempts to cope | .775 | |
| Refusing to believe that is has happened | .709 | |
| Giving up | .706 | |
| Criticizing myself | .642 | |
| Using alcohol or drugs to help me get through it | .643 | |
| Blaming myself | .645 | |
| Saying things to let my unpleasant feelings escape* | .348 | .531 |
| Using alcohol or drugs to feel better | .552 | |
| Saying to myself, “This isn't real” | .561 | |
| Expressing my negative feelings* | .326 | .357 |
| Making fun of the situation* |
*
Item excluded from the components used in future analyses.