Reliability and validity of revised scale -the Coping Strategies Scale after COVID-19 based on SPSS 18.0 and AMOS 22.0

Wang, T.; Liu, X.; Wang, R.; Pan, X.; Zhang, F.

A cross-section research was conducted on 1969 participants in February 2020 who were randomly selected from public in China. This study evaluated the reliability and validity of revised scale-the Coping Strategies Scale after COVID-19 (CSSC) by using the sample of 420 Chinese from the research. The purpose of the questionnaire revision was to measure people's coping strategies under the threat of COVID-19. Exploratory factor analyses were performed on 200 participants, and confirmatory factor analysis were on 220 participants. SPSS version 18.0 and AMOS 22.0 were used to analyze the data. Regarding the reliability of the scale, internal consistency revealed acceptable coefficient. The T -test was also used to examine the discrimination of the items. The exploratory factor analysis revealed that the scale was suitable for the application of factor analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis via Amos 22.0 was distinguished three dimensions for CSSC: distract, maintain, and escape (GFI=.96;AGFI=.93;RMR=.07;TLI=.95;NFI=.90;RMSEA=.05). The Cronbach's coefficient of the total scale was.79. The revised CSSC shows appropriate structural validity and relatively appropriate reliability, which can be used to measure coping strategies. © 2021 IEEE.