A new measure of coping, the @entity158 Coping Questionnaire (PCQ), is presented and validated in two studies of @entity1 and adolescents. Factor analyses of data from healthy @entity1 and adolescents supported eight hypothesized subscales (information seeking, problem solving, seeking social support, positive self-statements, behavioral distraction, cognitive distraction, externalizing, internalizing/catastrophizing) and three higher-order scales (approach, problem-focused avoidance, emotion-focused avoidance). The subscales and higher-order scales were internally consistent. The @entity158 coping scales were correlated in the expected directions with @entity1 's appraisals of @entity158 controllability, self-rated coping effectiveness, @entity147 when in @entity158 , and among high school students, @entity158 thresholds and functional disability. The structure and internal consistency of the PCQ were replicated in a sample of @entity1 and adolescents experiencing recurrent @entity158 ( @entity10 , @entity625 ), and their parents. Relations between @entity1 - and parent-ratings of @entity1 's coping were moderate (median r=0.34). Higher levels of emotion-focused avoidance were related to more @entity147 (both samples), less coping effectiveness ( @entity10 sample), and higher levels of @entity158 ( @entity625 sample). Higher levels of approach coping were related to @entity717 ( @entity10 sample). Other relations between approach and distraction coping and the outcome variables were generally not significant. The PCQ is a promising instrument for assessing @entity1 's @entity158 coping strategies. The items are simple and relatively few, making it useful for assessing coping across a wide age range. It can be administered to @entity1 as young as 8 years of age in approximately 15 min.

The XXXX Coping Questionnaire: preliminary validation.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'child'] @entity625 :: ('MESH:D001168', 'Disease') :: ['arthritis'] @entity147 :: ('MESH:D005316', 'Disease') :: ['emotional distress'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['less disability'] @entity10 :: ('MESH:D006261', 'Disease') :: ['headache']
@entity158 :: (MESH:D010146,Disease) :: ['Pain']
