Researchers have developed scales to measure religious coping among Christians, Jews, Muslims, and Hindus. However, there is no quantitative measure of religious coping for Buddhists. The present study describes the development and initial validation of a scale of Buddhist coping (BCOPE). Eight hundred sixty participants in the United States completed the BCOPE along with demographic information and scales of adjustment to stress. Construct validity of the BCOPE is demonstrated through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, which reveals 14 types of Buddhist coping. BCOPE subscales exhibited criterion validity through significant correlations with outcome measures. The BCOPE has incremental validity, predicting adjustment over and above demographic and global religious measures. The research and practical implications of the BCOPE are discussed.
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Introduction 156 Qualitative Research on (Mostly) Eastern Buddhists 157 Treatment Outcome Studies of Buddhist Practices in Mostly Non-Buddhist Samples 157 Correlational Studies of Buddhist Constructs 158 The Present Study 158 Methods 159 Participants 159 Measures 159 Buddhist Coping Measure (BCOPE) 159 Outcome Measures 160 Procedure 160 Results 164 Factor Analysis 164 Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) 164 Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) 165 Internal Consistency, Descriptive Statistics, and Intercorrelations of BCOPE Subscales 166 Correlations and Regressions 166 Discussion 168 References 171
