ABSTRACT
Objective To translate the English version of the Depression Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (DCSES) into Chinese and test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of DCSES in patients with depression. Methods Totally 264 patients with depression were recruited and were investigated by the Chinese version of DCSES. Results The total internal consistency coefficient of the Chinese version of DCSES was 0.926, while each dimension were 0.930, 0.908, 0.921, 0.945; split half reliability coefficient was 0.865;the test-retest was 0.752, while each dimension were 0.801, 0.718, 0.729, 0.745, 0.766 (P<0.01);the item-scale correlation ranged from 0.603 to 0.748(P<0.01). Factor analysis got five factors, which explained 58.617% of the total variance. All factor loadings, ranging from 0.447 to 0.762, were statistically significant in the five-factor model and greater than 0.4. Conclusions The Chinese version of DCSES has been proved to be reliable and valid. It can be used as a valid tool for the measurement of the coping self-efficacy in patients with depression.