ABSTRACT

This study presents the Romanian version of the Strategic Approach to Coping Scale (SACS). Adaptation and validation studies were conducted on clinical and nonclinical groups of adults (N = 554). The SACS was originally constructed by Stevan E. Hobfoll in 1994 and 1998, and it assesses the behavioral dimension of coping in individuals. Results provide evidence for the reliability and validity of SACS and indicate that it is a useful instrument for assessing coping strategies for the Romanian population.

KEYWORDS: coping strategies, multiaxial model of coping, psychometric characteristics, Romanian population

PAGES: 131-141