ACTIVE AND PASSIVE COPING STRATEGIES IN CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS

This study assessed the validity of active and passive coping dimensio ns in chronic pain patients (n = 76) using the Coping Strategies Quest ionnaire and the Vanderbilt Pain Management Inventory. The validity of active and passive coping dimensions was supported; passive coping wa s strongly related to general psychological distress and depression, a nd active coping was associated with activity level and was inversely related to psychological distress, In addition, the Coping Strategies Questionnaire was found to be a more psychometrically sound measure of active and passive coping than the Vanderbilt Pain Management Invento ry.