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  • Evaluating the criterion validity of the Cybernetic Coping Scale: Cross-lagged predictions of psychological strain, job and family satisfaction

    Author(s)
    Brough, P
    O'Driscoll, M
    Kalliath, T
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Brough, Paula
    Year published
    2005
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    Abstract
    The assessment of self-report coping continues to pose difficulties for stress and coping research. The inclusion of multiple coping constructs, as well as the distinction between state and trait-based coping continues to be largely overlooked. Edwards' (1988) Cybernetic Stress Theory recognizes coping as a cyclic ongoing comparison of an individual's desired state with their current state. The Cybernetic Coping Scale (CCS) devised from this theory acknowledges the function of coping as both an independent variable and an outcome. However, the inclusion of the CCS in stress and coping research is sparse, which is surprising ...
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    The assessment of self-report coping continues to pose difficulties for stress and coping research. The inclusion of multiple coping constructs, as well as the distinction between state and trait-based coping continues to be largely overlooked. Edwards' (1988) Cybernetic Stress Theory recognizes coping as a cyclic ongoing comparison of an individual's desired state with their current state. The Cybernetic Coping Scale (CCS) devised from this theory acknowledges the function of coping as both an independent variable and an outcome. However, the inclusion of the CCS in stress and coping research is sparse, which is surprising considering its ease of administration and measurement of apparently meaningful multiple coping behaviours. A recently revised 14-item version of the CCS demonstrated robust psychometric qualities across its five constructs (Changing the situation, Accommodation, Devaluation, Avoidance, and Symptom reduction). The 14-item CCS was tested by the current research in a cross-lagged structural model to predict three criterion variables (psychological strain, and job and family satisfaction). The respondents consisted of 691 (T1) and 415 (T2) employees from 24 organisations. The five CCS constructs demonstrated stability over time and significantly predicted psychological strain. Avoidance also predicted job satisfaction over time. Strain predicted four of the five coping behaviours. These results support previous reports that changing the stressful situation is associated with positive outcomes, while coping behaviours aimed at avoiding the implications of the stressful incident are associated with maladaptive outcomes. This research illustrates that the inclusion of psychometrically robust measures, especially within multivariate longitudinal designs (as is continually recommended) should also be applied to the measurement of coping.
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    Journal Title
    Work & Stress
    Volume
    19
    Issue
    3
    Publisher URI
    http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713697904
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1080/02678370500287507
    Copyright Statement
    © 2004 Taylor & Francis : The author-version of this article will be available for download [12-18 months] after publication : Use hypertext link to access the publisher's version.
    Subject
    Business and Management
    Psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/4877
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