Brief Assessment of Adaptive and Maladaptive Coping Strategies During Pandemic

This study aimed to analyse the internal structure, consistency, and convergent divergent validity for Coping Strategies Scale. We found a two-factor solution (maladaptive coping; adaptative coping) with second-order general factor (coping strategies) that demonstrated adequate factorial structure consistency brief nine items instrument in sample of 211 economically active Brazilians (Mage = 37.07; SD 13.03). The adaptive strategies converged quality life work. It also diverged from phobia, stress, anxiety. Maladaptive coping anxiety work life. According results, we are vital personal resource overcome daily adversity, including those current pandemic. present may impact worldwide, offering conditions investigate promote mental health positive outcomes by reinforcing assessment during pandemics.