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Background and Purpose: Although the Brief COPE is a widely used instrument to measure coping, its factor structure is understudied in young adults. The purpose of this article was to determine the psychometric properties of the dispositional version of the Brief COPE among young adults. Methods: Two hundred young adults completed the dispositional version of the Brief COPE. Measures of depression, anxiety, and stress tested predictive validity. Confirmatory factor analyses and exploratory structural equation modeling were conducted. Results: The final model achieved good fit (minimum discrepancy/degrees of freedom = 1.59; comparative fit index =.93; standardized root mean square residual =.07). Three second-order factors were identified: adaptive (α =.81), support (α = 78), and disengaged coping (α = 71). Adaptive and disengaged coping were differentially associated with mental health outcomes. Conclusions: The results are consistent with a growing body of evidence to support the construct validity of the Brief COPE. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Emerging evidence notes increased depression, anxiety, and stress among the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about populations at increased risk for emotional distress as the pandemic continues. Persons with adverse childhood experiences (ACE) are one group that may be at higher risk for emotional distress. Aim: The aim of this study is to examine whether young adults, particularly Black young adults, with histories of ACEs report more emotional distress during the pandemic than those with no ACE exposure. Method: Using a cross-sectional, quota sampling approach, 100 Black and 100 White young adults were recruited using online sources (e.g., University website, Facebook). Due to the pandemic, participants were screened via Zoom and, if eligible, completed a demographic questionnaire, emotional distress measures (i.e., anxiety, depression, stress), and the ACE Questionnaire online via a Qualtrics survey. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis examined the ACE and emotional distress relationship, and multigroup SEM assessed racial differences. Results: High levels of both emotional distress and ACEs were observed. Black young adults reported significantly more ACEs than Whites. ACEs were significantly associated with each measure of emotional distress regardless of race or other covariates. Conclusions: Findings reveal that during the pandemic, persons exposed to ACEs reported greater emotional distress than those with no ACE exposure. Nurses must screen patients for both emotional distress and ACE to target those at higher risk for early intervention and initiate treatment as needed to mitigate long-term mental health consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The prevalence of mental health problems among young adults is widely recognized. However, limited research has examined the mental health of Arab American young adults specifically. To address this gap in the literature, this study aimed to investigate the effects of multiple stressors including adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), discrimination, and bullying victimization on the mental health of first‐ and second‐generation Arab American young adults. The participants (N = 162) were recruited from a Midwest university using online and in‐person methods. They were screened and completed a demographic questionnaire and self‐report measures of ACEs, discrimination, bullying victimization, and mental health. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine the effect of psychosocial stressors on mental health and the moderating effect of generation (first vs. second) on that relationship. Female gender, increased perceived discrimination, and more ACEs were associated with lower mental health scores (β = −0.316, p < 0.001, β = −0.308, p < 0.001, and β = −0.230, p = 0.002, respectively). There was a significant negative relationship between victimization and mental health for first‐generation Arab Americans (β = −0.356, p = 0.010). However, that association all but disappeared for second‐generation participants (β = 0.006, p = 0.953). The results highlight the impact of multiple adversities on Arab American young adults' mental health and indicate important nuances related to their generation in the association between bullying victimization and mental health. Implications for practice and future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the challenges faced by early career nursing faculty due to a shortage of PhD-prepared nurse faculty, emphasizing the importance of informal support structures such as "Academic Therapy" to address the socialization gap and reduce feelings of isolation, overload, and competition; Academic Therapy, a structured support group leveraging technology, offers a supportive space for early career investigators (ECIs) to navigate the demands of academia.

The Brief COPE is a widely used measure of coping that contains 28 items on 14 factors. Researchers have shortened the inventory, but the factor structure remains debated. A systematic review of peer-reviewed studies published in English between 1997 and 2021 was conducted to determine if a more parsimonious number of factors could be identified. Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, Medline, PubMed, and Scopus databases were searched using keywords "Brief COPE" and " factor, valid*, or psychometric.*" Searching yielded 1,303 articles; cited references added 38; 85 articles met inclusion criteria. Principal components analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were major analytic strategies used (28% and 27%, respectively). Only eight studies analyzed the original 14-factor structure. Factors identified ranged from 2 to 15, with dichotomous factors most frequently identified (25%; n = 21). A smaller number of factors may be able to represent the Brief COPE. Research is needed to test a condensed instrument. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are known determinants of negative health outcomes. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals have higher ACE scores than non-SGM individuals. The SGM-ACE scale was developed to better assess this population but is not yet validated in SGM subgroups., Aims: This study aims to validate the sexual and gender minority adverse childhood experiences (SGM-ACE) scale among sexual minority men (SMM) and sexual minority women (SMW), while testing measurement invariance across both groups., Methods: A cross-sectional survey included 530 sexual minority adults (265 men, 265 women) in the United States. Cronbach's alpha established internal consistency reliability. Validity was assessed via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) for the SGM-ACE's theoretical structure and Pearson's correlations for concurrent validity with substance use outcomes (alcohol, cannabis, and drugs). Multigroup structural equation modeling (SEM) determined measurement invariance between SMM and SMW., Results: The CFA of the original model exhibited good fit. Fit was improved after removing the institutionalization item, chi-square ( χ 2 ) = 14.26, degrees of freedom ( df ) = 9, p = 0.113, minimum discrepancy (CMIN/ df ) = 1.59, comparative fit index (CFI) = 0.99, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) = 0.03, 90% confidence interval (CI): (0.00-0.06), and standardized root mean square residual (SRMR) = 0.02. Internal consistency reliability was established (α = 0.78). SGM-ACE exhibited weak, yet significant relationships with each substance use outcome. Multigroup SEM indicated measurement invariance between SMM and SMW., Conclusion: This study provides psychometric validation of the SGM-ACE, establishing measurement invariance between SMM and SMW. Future research should explore its utility in diverse SGM minority subgroups., Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.