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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Chaplain. 2013;19(1):33–42. doi: 10.1080/08854726.2013.767083

TABLE 1.

Frequencies of Individual Brief R-COPE Item Responses

Brief R-COPE item Frequency
“Not at all” or “Somewhat”
N (%)
“Quite a bit” or “A great deal”
N (%)
2. Wondered whether God had abandoned me. 27 (100%) 0
4. Felt punished by God for my lack of devotion. 26 (96%) 1 (4%)
6. Wondered what I did for God to punish me. 24 (96%) 1 (4%)
8. Questioned God’s love for me. 26 (96%) 1 (4%)
10. Wondered whether my church had abandoned me. 27 (100%) 0
12. Decided the devil made this happen. 26 (96%) 1 (4%)
14. Questioned the power of God. 26 (96%) 1 (4%)
7. Tried to put my plans into action together with God. 14 (58%) 11 (42%)