Construct and validate a questionnaire Coping Styles in the face of the coronavirus epidemic

The present study aimed to construct and validate the coping style questionnaire in the feacing of the corona epidemic. The statistical population of the study included all people living in Lorestan province who faced the effects of coronavirus epidemic in 1398. The sample was 384 people based on the Cochran's formula, which was selected as a sample of men and women in relatively equal proportions. For data analysis, factor analysis; included exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis based on the structural equation model was used. In the findings , the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed based on Cronbach's alpha. The correlation between anxiety and coping styles;Confrontation, Escape and avoidance, Emotional distancing and responsibility was 0.62, 0.37, -0.38 and -0.57; which indicates the Critical validity of the questionnaire. The results of exploratory analysis showed that the adequacy of sampling and the fact that the questionnaire was eight factors were confirmed. Also, Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the results of content validity and exploratory analysis based on Multidimensional construct of coping styles questionnaire in the face of the Corona epidemic. the finding showed that the constracted questionnaire in this study is a proper tool for determining the type of individual reactions in the crisis of epidemic diseases such as Coronavirus; by measuring the types of coping styles in feacing with Coronavirus epidemic,