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CASQ
Coping Across Situations Questionnaire
Short abstract
The CASQ measures the individual coping behavior of adolescents in stressful situations. 20 coping strategies in eight age-specific problem areas are assigned to the three subscales “Active coping”, “Internal coping” and “Withdrawal”. Reliability: The internal consistency according to Cronbach's alpha was alpha = .73 to alpha = .88. Validity: Significant differences in problem solving were found in relation to gender, age and nationality. In addition, attachment representations influence adolescents' problem solving. With regard to criterion validity, it was shown that “active coping” correlates positively with self-esteem, parental warmth and the perceived efficiency of the social network. Problem-avoidant behaviour is associated with internalization, externalization, psychological pressure and parental rejection.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2025). Open Test Archive: CASQ. Coping Across Situations Questionnaire. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9003664
Citation
Seiffge-Krenke, I. (2025). CASQ. Coping Across Situations Questionnaire [Verfahrensdokumentation, Fragebogen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.16430
Short information
Short Name CASQ
English Name Coping across Situations Questionnaire
Authors Seiffge-Krenke, I.
Published in Test archive 2025
Copyright/Licence Copyright Author; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Language versions deu
Construct Coping
Application age for adolescents and young adults
Item number 20 items
Subscales 3 subscales: (1) Active coping, (2) Internal coping, (3) Withdrawal
Application Time A few minutes.
Interpretation time A few minutes.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's alpha = .73-.88.
Information on criterion validity. Differences with regard to gender, age and nationality.
None. Reference values: M and SD.
Applications Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Seiffge-Krenke, I. (1989). Bewältigung alltäglicher Problemsituationen: Ein Coping-Fragebogen für Jugendliche. Zeitschrift für Differentielle und Diagnostische Psychologie, 10 (4), 201-220. PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 0043923
Contact information
Prof. em. Dr. Inge Seiffge-Krenke, Psychologisches Institut, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Kostheimer Landstraße 11, D-55246 Mainz-Kostheim