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avje delovno aktivne populacije | health of the working-age population 192 applies to me sometimes (from 36% to 65%), 4 – applies to me frequently (from
66% to 90%), 5 – applies to me almost always (from 91% to 100%).
Brif COPE is a shortened version of the questionnary COPE Invento-
ry (Carver, Scheier in Weintraub 1989); it is a multidimensional self-assess-
ment questionnaire for measuring functionality of stress coping responses. The
questionnaire is divided into thirteen dimensions: Self-distraction (eg.: » I’ve
been turning to work or other activities to take my mind off things.«), Active
coping (eg.: »I’ve been concentrating my efforts on doing something about the
situation I’m in.«), Denial (eg.: »I’ve been saying to myself “this isn’t real.«), Sub-
stance use (eg.: »I’ve been using alcohol or other drugs to make myself feel bet-
ter.«), Use of emotional support (eg.: »I’ve been getting emotional support from
others.«), Use of instrumental support (eg.: »I’ve been getting help and advice
from other people.«), Behavioral disengagement (eg.: »I’ve been giving up try-
ing to deal with it. .«), Venting (eg.: »I’ve been saying things to let my unpleas-
ant feelings escape.«), Positive reframing (eg.: »I’ve been trying to see it in a dif-
ferent light, to make it seem more positive. .«), Planning (eg.: »I’ve been trying
to come up with a strategy about what to do.«), Humour (eg.: »I’ve been mak-
ing jokes about it.«), Acceptance (eg.: »I’ve been accepting the reality of the fact
that it has happened.«), Religion (eg.: »I’ve been trying to find comfort in my re-
ligion or spiritual beliefs.«) and Self-blame (eg.: I’ve been criticizing myself.«).
The participants used 4-grade scale for assessment. i.e.: 1- I haven’t been doing
this at all , 2 – I’ve been doing this a little bit , 3 – I’ve been doing this a medium
amount , 4 – I’ve been doing this a lot.
Procedure
The questionnaire was published on website links, accessible to a vast number
of internet users. The Brif COPE questionnaire is available at the website with
permission for application, while the permission for the use of the question-
naire of emotional competence was acquired through personal communica-
tion with the author. Statistical processing of the participants’ data was based
on the SPSS programme. The first part of the quantitative research comprises
basic descriptive statistics with analyses of the participants’ demographic da-
ta, mean, standard deviations, participation shares. In the second part of the
research we calculated the relation between degrees of emotional competence
and stressful situations coping strategies. We checked the conditions for the
calculation of the correlation coefficients (One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov
Test), applying Spearman’s rho for the bivariate correlation analysis.
Results
Descriptive Information
The descriptive statistics data are presented in Table 1. They show the mini-
mum, maximum and average number of points, standard deviation, skewness
and kurtosis.
66% to 90%), 5 – applies to me almost always (from 91% to 100%).
Brif COPE is a shortened version of the questionnary COPE Invento-
ry (Carver, Scheier in Weintraub 1989); it is a multidimensional self-assess-
ment questionnaire for measuring functionality of stress coping responses. The
questionnaire is divided into thirteen dimensions: Self-distraction (eg.: » I’ve
been turning to work or other activities to take my mind off things.«), Active
coping (eg.: »I’ve been concentrating my efforts on doing something about the
situation I’m in.«), Denial (eg.: »I’ve been saying to myself “this isn’t real.«), Sub-
stance use (eg.: »I’ve been using alcohol or other drugs to make myself feel bet-
ter.«), Use of emotional support (eg.: »I’ve been getting emotional support from
others.«), Use of instrumental support (eg.: »I’ve been getting help and advice
from other people.«), Behavioral disengagement (eg.: »I’ve been giving up try-
ing to deal with it. .«), Venting (eg.: »I’ve been saying things to let my unpleas-
ant feelings escape.«), Positive reframing (eg.: »I’ve been trying to see it in a dif-
ferent light, to make it seem more positive. .«), Planning (eg.: »I’ve been trying
to come up with a strategy about what to do.«), Humour (eg.: »I’ve been mak-
ing jokes about it.«), Acceptance (eg.: »I’ve been accepting the reality of the fact
that it has happened.«), Religion (eg.: »I’ve been trying to find comfort in my re-
ligion or spiritual beliefs.«) and Self-blame (eg.: I’ve been criticizing myself.«).
The participants used 4-grade scale for assessment. i.e.: 1- I haven’t been doing
this at all , 2 – I’ve been doing this a little bit , 3 – I’ve been doing this a medium
amount , 4 – I’ve been doing this a lot.
Procedure
The questionnaire was published on website links, accessible to a vast number
of internet users. The Brif COPE questionnaire is available at the website with
permission for application, while the permission for the use of the question-
naire of emotional competence was acquired through personal communica-
tion with the author. Statistical processing of the participants’ data was based
on the SPSS programme. The first part of the quantitative research comprises
basic descriptive statistics with analyses of the participants’ demographic da-
ta, mean, standard deviations, participation shares. In the second part of the
research we calculated the relation between degrees of emotional competence
and stressful situations coping strategies. We checked the conditions for the
calculation of the correlation coefficients (One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov
Test), applying Spearman’s rho for the bivariate correlation analysis.
Results
Descriptive Information
The descriptive statistics data are presented in Table 1. They show the mini-
mum, maximum and average number of points, standard deviation, skewness
and kurtosis.
