Abstract:

 Objective  To explore the internal structure of the simplified coping style questionnaire through factor analysis, to analyze the relationship between the factors and the state of mental health, and to compare them with the two dimensional factor models of SCSQ. Methods  Stratified multistage cluster randomization was adopted to randomly select 23987 individuals ≥ 18 years of age from 20 urban neighborhoods (from 10 sub-districts in 5 urban districts) and 60 rural villages (from 30 rural townships in 15 counties) from 5 prefecture-level cities of Shandong Province. These subjects were assessed by general healthy questionnaire and simplified coping style questionnaire, and 22 718 persons actually completed questionnaires. Epidata 3.1 and SPSS 18.0 were applied to conduct statistical analysis. Results  The 20 items of the SCSQ were divided into 5 factors, which included active problem-focused coping styles (factor Ⅰ), active emotion-focused coping styles (factor Ⅱ), passive emotion-focused coping styles (factor Ⅲ), passive problem-focused coping styles (factor Ⅳ) and psychological counseling (factor Ⅴ). Every factor score of five dimensional factor models and two dimensional factor models were significantly related with the state of mental health, and every factor score of the different mental health state had significant difference. Conclusion  Compared with the two dimensional factor models, the five dimensional factor models can reflect the internal structure of SCSQ in multiple dimensions, and the mental health state of different population.

Key words: Coping style, Epidemiology, Factor analysis