Coping attitude scale: psychometric properties of a measure of positive attitude in depression.
Positive attitude during depression is critical in the healing process as a reciprocal to negative thought development. The measure of positive though during the depression as a coping strategy has not been extensively exploited, and therefore, there is a need to exploit the impact of positive thought in the management of depression different people. This is due to the fact that negative cognition plays a critical role in the development and progression of depression in different age groups. In the measurement of coping attitude scale in this scenario, there is a need to consider different variables: self-consciousness, self-esteem, reduction in physical activities self-injury or injury to other people.
The criteria for the selection of the scale base on the selection of sample size that met depression symptoms. The scaling methods during the presentation were based on a succinate research methodology where all the sample sizes were subjected to the measurement that reflected the experience of the depressed patient during the recovery phase. With the sample of 141 psychiatric inpatients suffering from different types of depression and 135 college students presenting a different form of depression and hopelessness, the experts measure 23 coping attitude scale items. The 23 Item correlated to either high internal consistency or retest reliability. Through this, the experts the data collected was subjected to different regression methodology to indicate different corrections on depression. The result found that coping attitude scale change is inversely related to a different form of depression, which was subjected to measurement. On equal measures, the subjection of the scale on factor analysis found out that it does not assess the opposite of depression, making the scale reliable in the measure of positive cognitions.
Reference
DeJong, T. M., & Overholser, J. C. (2006). Coping Attitudes Scale: Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Positive Attitudes in Depression. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 31(1), 39–50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-006-9059-0