Reliability and validity of the Dyadic Coping Inventory for Financial Stress in Greek couples

Authors

  • Joanne Maria Velegraki Postgraduate Course of Stress Science and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, Athens, 115 27
  • Flora Bacopoulou Center for Adolescent Medicine and UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital, 1 Thivon Street, Athens, 11527
  • George P Chrousos University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health and Precision Medicine, and UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, 11527
  • Marilena Panagiotou Postgraduate Course of Stress Science and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, Athens, 115 27
  • Orsalia Gerakini Postgraduate Course of Stress Science and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, Athens, 115 27
  • Maria Charalampopoulou Postgraduate Course of Stress Science and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, Athens, 115 27
  • Dimitrios Vlachakis Laboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology & Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens
  • Christina Darviri Postgraduate Course of Stress Science and Health Promotion, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 4 Soranou Ephessiou Street, Athens, 115 27

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14806/ej.28.0.1018

Keywords:

stress, dyadic coping, validation, couples, economic stress, financial stress

Abstract

Financial stress can negatively affect a couple's relationship. The Dyadic Coping Inventory for Financial Stress (DCIFS) instrument assesses the way couples cope with financial stress. This study sought to validate the Dyadic Coping Inventory for Financial Stress (DCIFS) in Greek. The sample included 152 Greek couples (mean age: 42.82 ± 11.94). Confirmatory factor analyses provided support for delegated dyadic coping and evaluation of dyadic coping. Confirmatory Factor Analysis results supported a 33?item version consisting of the following subscales for both men and women: Stress Communication by Oneself and by Partner, Emotion and Problem?Focused Supportive Dyadic Coping (DC) by Oneself and by Partner, Negative DC by Oneself and by Partner, Emotion and Problem?Focused Common DC, and Evaluation of DC. The Dyadic Coping Inventory questionnaire and Perceived Stress Scale were used to assess the criterion validity of DCIFS.

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Published

2023-03-07

Issue

Vol. 28

Section

Research Papers

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