The Co-ping Stress Questionnaire (CAE): Validation in a Mexican sample

Abstract

This paper describes the results of applying the Coping Stress Questionnaire [Cuestionario de Afron-tamiento del Estrés, CAE] [Sandín, B. & Chorot, P. (2003). Cuestionario de Afrontamiento del Estrés (CAE): Desarrollo y validación preliminar. Revista de Psicopatología y Psicología Clínica, 8, 39-54] in a Mexican students sample (N = 365), with the aim to verify its reliability and factor structure, to as-sess the correlation between coping, perceived stress and somatic symptoms, and the reduction of the CAE length. The seven dimensions of coping and the 2 higher order factors were confirmed, though a difference with the original study was found in the inclusion of religion in the rational focused coping factor. This factor structure was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Correlations between some coping styles, perceived stress and some symptoms were found. Finally, a reduction of the questionnaire to 21-items showed the best fit in the CFA and an adequate reliability.