Rcope

[Michael_Mayo]

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10775045

Try to rate each item separately in your mind from the others. Make your answers as true FOR YOU as you can.

1 = Not at all
2 = Somewhat
3 = Quite a bit
4 = A great deal

1. Looked for a stronger connection with God. _____
2. Sought God’s love and care. _____
3. Sought help from God in letting go of my anger. _____
4. Tried to put my plans into action together with God. _____
5. Tried to see how God might be trying to strengthen me in this situation. _____
6. Asked forgiveness for my sins. _____
7. Focused on religion to stop worrying about my problems. _____
8. Wondered whether God had abandoned me. _____
9. Felt punished by God for my lack of devotion. _____
10. Wondered what I did for God to punish me. _____
11. Questioned God’s love for me. _____
12. Wondered whether my church had abandoned me. _____
13. Decided the devil made this happen. _____
14. Questioned the power of God. _____

Better adjustment was related to a number of coping methods, such as benevolent religious reappraisals, religious forgiveness/purification, and seeking religious support (top 7 items). Poorer adjustment was associated with reappraisals of God’s powers, spiritual discontent, and punishing God reappraisals (Bottem 7 items). The results suggest that the RCOPE may be useful to researchers and practitioners interested in a comprehensive assessment of religious coping and in a more complete integration of religious and spiritual dimensions in the process of counseling. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 56: 519-543, 2000.