Table 2.

Mean scores, Distribution, Factor loadings and Reliability estimates of Brief-COPE (n = 423)

	Scales (Range 2–8)	Item no.	Mean score (SD)	Floor (%)	Ceiling (%)	Factor Loadings	Alpha (scales)	Alpha (factor)
Factor 1	Self-distraction	1	5.1 (1.5)	5.0	5.0	–	–	0.81
		19				–
	Denial	3	3.7 (1.5)	28.8	1.9	0.45	0.56
		8				0.63
	Substance use	4	2.4 (0.9)	81.3	0.2	–	–
		11				–
	Behavioral disengagement	6	4.2 (1.7)	19.1	5.4	0.58	0.68
		16				0.65
	Venting	9	4.7 (1.5)	6.6	5.0	0.53	0.45
		21				0.31
	Self-blame	13	4.5 (1.7)	14.4	5.7	0.73	0.75
		26				0.73
	Humor	18	4.5 (1.8)	19.6	5.9	–	–
		28				–
Factor 2	Active coping	2	5.8 (1.4)	1.4	11.1	0.48	0.53	0.88
		7				0.62
	Emotional support	5	5.3 (1.6)	2.4	13.0	0.52	0.67
		15				0.61
	Information support	10	5.3 (1.6)	3.5	12.5	0.54	0.61
		23				0.65
	Positive reframing	12	5.6 (1.5)	2.1	13.2	0.49	0.54
		17				0.65
	Planning	14	5.7 (1.5)	3.5	12.3	0.51	0.60
		25				0.53
	Acceptance	20	5.7 (1.5)	2.8	16.3	0.64	0.65
		24				0.58
	Religion	22	6.4 (1.6)	1.7	35.7	0.61	0.79
		27				0.57

Exploratory factor analysis (Varimax). SD Standard deviation Alpha Cronbach’s alpha