Items

Mean

SD

Item total correlation

Cronbach’s alpha

ICC

Stop unpleasant emotions and thoughts about diabetes 10. Take your mind off unpleasant thoughts.

12. Keep from feeling sad.

7. Leave options open when thing stressful.

19. Make unpleasant thoughts go away.

15. Stop yourself from being upset by unpleasant thoughts.

1. Keep from getting down in the dumps.

25. Stand your ground and fight for what you want.

8. Make a plan of action and follow it when confronted with a problem.

9. Develop new hobbies r recreations.

11. Look for something good in a negative situation.

43.30 42.89 42.59 42.78 42.84 41.99 41.84 42.60 43.39 42.78

29.56 30.31 32.09 31.07 32.04 32.53 32.71 33.57 32.57 33.76

0.886 0.838 0.758 0.758 0.637 0.650 0.620 0.610 0.651 0.615

0.92

0.92

Use problem—focused coping 3. Sort out what can and cannot be changed.

6. Break an upsetting problem down into smaller parts.

2. Talk positively to yourself.

5. Find solutions to your most difficult problems.

26. Resist the impulse to act quickly when under pressure.

26.31 26.30 26.06 26.08 27.27

49.90 51.05 43.97 49.57 57.78

0.597 0.528 0.498 0.498 0.237

0.71

0.70

Self-efficacy on diabetes problem solving 20. Think about one part of the problem at a time.

14. Try other solutions to your problems if your first solutions don’t work.

18. Try to do something positive for yourself when you are feeling depressed.

21. Pictured a pleasant activity.

22. Keep yourself from feeling lonely.

19.85 19.66 19.67 19.99 19.52

41.85 40.90 39.31 43.46 43.43

0.556 0.578 0.476 0.553 0.389

0.74

0.74

Get support from friends and family 16. Make new friends.

23. Pray or meditate.

17. Get friends to help with the thing you need.

4. Get emotional support from family and friends.

21.68 21.69 22.96 21.20

40.05 41.95 38.73 49.64

0.416 0.516 0.481 0.250

0.67

0.67

Total

0.90

0.90