COPING STRATEGIES QUESTIONNAIRE
0=Not at all', 1=A little', 2=Somewhat', 3=Much ,4=Very much'. Tick ('✓') the
appropriate response.
N Statement 0 1 2 3 4
o
.
1 I just concentrated on what I had to do next; the next step. 0 1 2 3 4
2 I tried to get a new angle on the situation.
3 I found ways to blow off steam. 0 1 2 3 4
4 I accepted sympathy and understanding from someone. 0 1 2 3 4
5 I changed something so that things would turn out alright. 0 1 2 3 4
6 I looked for the silver lining, so to speak; tried to look on the 0 1 2 3 4
bright side of things.
7 I did something to get it out of my system. 0 1 2 3 4
8 I found somebody who was a good listener. 0 1 2 3 4
9 I stood my ground and fought for what I wanted. 0 1 2 3 4
10 I told myself things that helped me feel better. 0 1 2 3 4
11 I let my emotions go. 0 1 2 3 4
12 I talked to someone about how I was feeling. 0 1 2 3 4
13 I made a plan of action and followed it. 0 1 2 3 4
14 I looked at things in a different light and tried to make the best of 0 1 2 3 4
what was available.
15 I let out my feelings to reduce the stress. 0 1 2 3 4
16 I just spent more time with people I liked. 0 1 2 3 4
17 I tackled the problem head-on. 0 1 2 3 4
18 I asked myself what was really important and discovered that 0 1 2 3 4
things were not so bad at all .
19 I let my feelings out somehow. 0 1 2 3 4
20 I talked to someone that I was very close to. 0 1 2 3 4
21 I knew what had to be done, so I doubled my efforts and tried 0 1 2 3 4
harder to make things work .
22 I convinced myself that things are not quite as bad as they 0 1 2 3 4
seem.
23 I let my emotions out. 0 1 2 3 4
24 I let my friends help out. 0 1 2 3 4
25 It was a tricky problem, so I had to work around the edges to 0 1 2 3 4
make things come out ok.
26 I stepped back from the situation and put things into 0 1 2 3 4
perspectives.
27 My feelings were overwhelming and they just exploded. 0 1 2 3 4
28 I asked a friend I respect for advice. 0 1 2 3 4
29 I worked on solving the problems in the situation. 0 1 2 3 4
30 I reorganized the way I looked at the situation, so things did not 0 1 2 3 4
look so bad.
31 I got in touch with my feelings and just let them go. 0 1 2 3 4
32 I spent some time with my friend. 0 1 2 3 4
33 I struggled to resolve my problem. 0 1 2 3 4
34 I went over the problem again and again in my mind and finally 0 1 2 3 4
saw things in a different light.
35 I was angry and really blew up. 0 1 2 3 4
36 I talked to someone who was in a similar situation. 0 1 2 3 4
TOTAL SCORE
