Coping and responses to stress in Navajo adolescents: Psychometric properties of the Responses to Stress Questionnaire

This study tested the factor structure of coping and stress responses in Navajo adolescents and examined the reliability and validity of the Responses to Stress Questionnaire (RSQ; Connor‐Smith, Compas, Wadsworth, Thomsen, & Saltzman, 2000) with this population. Confirmatory factor analyses reve...

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Published in:Journal of community psychology 2004-07, Vol.32 (4), p.391-411
Main Authors: Wadsworth, Martha E., Rieckmann, Traci, Benson, Molly A., Compas, Bruce E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
American Indians
Coping
Depression (Psychology)
Discriminant Validity
Factor Structure
Gender Differences
Internal Consistency
Measures (Individuals)
Native North Americans
Navajo (Nation)
Psychology
Psychometrics
Questionnaires
Stress
Stress Management
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Teenagers
Test Reliability
Test Validity
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Summary:This study tested the factor structure of coping and stress responses in Navajo adolescents and examined the reliability and validity of the Responses to Stress Questionnaire (RSQ; Connor‐Smith, Compas, Wadsworth, Thomsen, & Saltzman, 2000) with this population. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that a correlated five‐factor model of stress responses using the five factors of the RSQ fit the data well for this group of adolescents. The factor structure of the RSQ did not differ by gender. Internal consistency of the RSQ scales and factors was acceptable, and convergent and discriminant validity were moderate to high. Primary and secondary control engagement coping responses were associated with fewer depressive symptoms in the sample, whereas disengagement coping and involuntary engagement responses were associated with more depressive symptoms. The promising implications for stress and coping research with American Indian adolescents are emphasized. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comm Psychol 32: 391–411, 2004.
ISSN:0090-4392
1520-6629
DOI:10.1002/jcop.20008