Table 1.
Factors obtained using exploratory factor analysis with Promax rotation.
| Items of Brief COPE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| “I’ve been getting help and advice from other people.” (COPE 10) | 0.88 | —a | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been getting emotional support from others.” (COPE 5) | 0.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been getting comfort and understanding from someone.” (COPE 15) | 0.85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I’ve been trying to get advice or help from other people about what to do.” (COPE 23) | 0.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been saying things to let my unpleasant feelings escape.” (COPE 9) | 0.63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been taking action to try to make the situation better.” (COPE 7) | — | 0.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been concentrating my efforts on doing something about the situation I'm in.” (COPE 2) | — | 0.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been trying to come up with a strategy about what to do.” (COPE 14) | — | 0.79 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been thinking hard about what steps to take.” (COPE 25) | — | 0.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I’ve been criticizing myself.” (COPE 13) | — | — | 0.86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I’ve been blaming myself for things that happened.” (COPE 26) | — | — | 0.85 | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been turning to work or other activities to take my mind off things.” (COPE 1) | — | — | 0.58 | — | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been making fun of the situation.” (COPE 28) | — | — | — | 0.96 | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been making jokes about it.” (COPE 18) | — | — | — | 0.96 | — | — | — | — |
| “I've been using alcohol or other drugs to make myself feel better.” (COPE 4) | — | — | — | — | 0.95 | — | — | — |
| “I've been using alcohol or other drugs to help me get through it.” (COPE 11) | — | — | — | — | 0.95 | — | — | — |
| “I've been saying to myself ‘this isn't real’.” (COPE 3) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.90 | — | — |
| “I've been refusing to believe that it has happened.” (COPE 8) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.89 | — | — |
| “I've been praying or meditating.” (COPE 27) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.90 | — |
| “I've been trying to find comfort in my religion or spiritual beliefs.” (COPE 22) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.90 | — |
| “I've been accepting the reality of the fact that it has happened.” (COPE 20) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.87 |
| “I've been learning to live with it.” (COPE 24) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.86 |
aFactor loadings <0.10.