Psychometric evidence of the coping inventory for Brazilian paralympic athletes in competition situations

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e3221

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Athletes, Physically disabled, Visually disabled, Coping, Psychometrics

Abstract

Paralympic athletes face stressful situations in sports competitions daily, and assessing how they cope with these situations is important. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Coping Inventory for Brazilian Paralympic Athletes in Competition Situations. This study included 531 Brazilian Paralympic athletes aged 18 years or older, of both sexes, living in different Brazilian regions. They competed nationally or internationally and had physical or visual disabilities. Athletes with cerebral palsy were excluded. The participants answered a data questionnaire and the coping inventory. A confirmatory factor analysis confirmed a 12-theoretical dimension structure: six adaptive (Self-Reliance, Support-Seeking, Problem-Solving, Information-Seeking, Accommodation, Negotiation) and six maladaptive dimensions (Delegation, Social Isolation, Helplessness, Escape, Submission, and Opposition). Reliability indexes ranged between 0.60 and 0.94. The conclusion is that the instrument is reliable for assessing coping strategies among Brazilian Paralympic athletes.

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Author Biographies

  • Rafaela Bertoldi, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Postdoctoral fellow at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.

  • Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira, Universidade Regional do Cariri

    Professor at the Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato-CE, Brazil and Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco, Pernambuco-PE, Brazil.

  • Mônia Aparecida da Silva, Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei

    Professor at the Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei, São João del-Rei-MG, Brazil.

  • Wagner de Lara Machado, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul

    Professor at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.

  • Janice Zarpellon Mazo, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.

  • Denise Ruschel Bandeira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

    Professor at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil.

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Published

2022-09-12

Issue

Vol. 32 (2022)

Section

Psychological Evaluation

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Bertoldi, R., Bandeira, P. F. R., Silva, M. A. da, Machado, W. de L., Mazo, J. Z., & Bandeira, D. R. (2022). Psychometric evidence of the coping inventory for Brazilian paralympic athletes in competition situations. Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto), 32, e3221. https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e3221