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Validity and Reliability of Cultural Mix Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations among Healthcare Professionals in Ghana Amidst COVID-19

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  • Francis Ankomah

    (Department of Education and Psychology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast PMB TF0494, Ghana
    Department of Education, SDA College of Education, Asokore-Koforidua P.O. Box AS 18, Ghana)

  • Frank Quansah

    (Department of Educational Foundations, University of Education, Winneba P.O. Box 25, Ghana)

  • Edmond Kwesi Agormedah

    (Department of Business & Social Sciences Education, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast PMB TF0494, Ghana)

  • John Elvis Hagan

    (Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast PMB TF0494, Ghana
    Neurocognition and Action-Biomechanics-Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Bielefeld University, Postfach 10 01 31, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany)

  • Medina Srem-Sai

    (Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Sports, University of Education, Winneba P.O. Box 25, Ghana)

  • Francis Sambah

    (College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia)

  • Abdul-Aziz Seidu

    (College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia
    Centre for Gender and Advocacy, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi P.O. Box 256, Ghana)

  • Edward Kwabena Ameyaw

    (School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia)

  • Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

    (School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2007, Australia)

  • Eugene Kofuor Maafo Darteh

    (Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast PMB TF0494, Ghana)

  • Thomas Schack

    (Neurocognition and Action-Biomechanics-Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Bielefeld University, Postfach 10 01 31, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany)

Abstract

The Cultural Mix Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations is one of the recent coping measures developed to overcome the weaknesses of existing coping scales. Since its development and validation, the inventory has been used by previous studies to measure coping among teachers and students in stressful situations. Health professionals are workers who typically encounter stressful situations due to their work demands. In this study, we assessed the validity and reliability of cultural mix inventory for stressful situations among healthcare professionals in Ghana. The research was guided by three major objectives: (1) to assess the factor structure of the cultural mix coping inventory, (2) to evaluate the construct validity and reliability of the cultural mix coping inventory based on internal structure and (3) to test for evidence of criterion validity based on the external structure of the measure. Approximately 312 health workers were purposefully sampled to participate in the study. The study confirmed the original four-factor solution of the coping inventory with evidence of the construct validity based on the internal structure. Validity evidence based on the external structure of the measure was found to be sufficient. Given the COVID-19 pandemic and coupled with the stressful nature in the line of duty of healthcare professionals, this inventory provides a useful and sound measure of coping options among this cohort.

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  • Francis Ankomah & Frank Quansah & Edmond Kwesi Agormedah & John Elvis Hagan & Medina Srem-Sai & Francis Sambah & Abdul-Aziz Seidu & Edward Kwabena Ameyaw & Bright Opoku Ahinkorah & Eugene Kofuor Maafo, 2022. "Validity and Reliability of Cultural Mix Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations among Healthcare Professionals in Ghana Amidst COVID-19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-17, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:17:p:10651-:d:898608
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