Help your clients recognize or bolster their coping resources
M. Susan Marting & Allen L. Hammer
About the CRI * Uses * Scales * Sample items
The
Coping Resources Inventory (CRI) measures five basic ways people handle
stress. For counselors, the CRI can help your clients recognize or bolster
their coping resources, which in turn can help them minimize the impact
of change and stress in their lives. For researchers, this is an efficient
and valid measure of coping.
The CRI may be administered to individuals or to groups and is appropriate for a wide range of ages. The instrument has been administered to people fourteen to eighty-three years of age. The inventory can normally be completed in about ten minutes.
The Coping Resources Inventory can be used
- in treatment planning for stress-related problems of individuals in counseling
- in treatment planning for specific rehabilitation programs such as those for cardiac patients
- as a tool for designing stress workshops tailored for specific groups
- as a tool for identifying individuals who might be at-risk, in need of counseling, or in need of medical intervention
- as a tool for program evaluation
- as an educational planning and assessment device in high school health classes
- as a research instrument to investigate coping resources in various populations and to provide a standardized measure in coping research
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The Coping Resources Inventory Scales |
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| Cognitive (COG)
“I feel as worthwhile as anyone else” |
The extent to which individuals maintain a positive sense of self-worth, a positive outlook toward others, and optimism about life in general. The role of a positive self-concept in adaptation to stress is well documented (e.g., see Pearlin & Schooler, 1978). |
Social (SOC) “I am part of a group, other than my family, that cares about me” |
The degree to which individuals are imbedded in social networks that are able to provide support in times of stress. |
Emotional (EMO) “I can cry when sad” |
The degree to which individuals are able to accept
and express a range of affect, based on the premise that a range
of emotional response aids in ameliorating long-term negative consequences
of stress. |
Spiritual/Philosophical (S/P) “I know what is important in life” |
The degree to which actions of individuals are guided
by stable and consistent values derived from religious, familial,
or cultural tradition or from personal philosophy. Such values might
serve to define the meaning of potentially stressful events and to
prescribe strategies for responding effectively. The content domain
for this scale is broader than traditional western religious definitions
of spirituality. |
Physical (PHY) “I exercise vigorously 3-4 times a week” |
The degree to which individuals enact health-promoting
behaviors believed to contribute to increased physical well-being.
Physical well-being is thought to decrease the level of negative
response to stress and to enable faster recovery. It may also help
to attenuate potentially chronic stress-illness cycles resulting
from negative physical responses to stressors that themselves become
major stressors. |
Coping Resources Inventory Sample
Directions: For each of the sixty statements that follow, mark an X on the separate answer sheet for the response that best describes you in the last six months. For each statement mark one of the following descriptions:
| N | S | O | A |
| Never or Rarely | Sometimes | Often | Always or almost always |
| 1. | I have plenty of energy | N | S | O | A |
| 2. | I say what I need or want without making excuses or dropping hints | N | S | O | A |
| 3. | I like myself | N | S | O | A |
| 4. | I am comfortable with the number of friends I have | N | S | O | A |
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