Abstract

VANEGAS-FARFANO, Minerva  and  GONZALEZ RAMIREZ, Mónica Teresa. Structure factor of the Leisure Coping Belief Scale inventory in a mexican sample. liber. [online]. 2014, vol.20, n.2, pp.261-266. ISSN 1729-4827.

Hobbies, seen as activities that promote the development of abilities, skills, and social networks, outside of school or work, present physical, intellectual and economic options, able to support the personal development and stress management in all types of populations. Therefore, this study analyzes the psychometric properties of four subscales of the questionnaire Leisure Coping Belief Scale (LCBS) in 132 adults of Mexican population. The factorial analysis supports its dimensionality and factorial structure in four factors, such as in the original model. The internal consistency of the inventory reflects adequate reliability. It is evident that the LCBS-M is a valid and reliable measure to continue the studies on beliefs about the use of the hobbies as coping strategies in Mexican adults.

Keywords : Coping beliefs; stress; pastimes; hobbies and health.

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