01178nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001100118653001100129653002000140653001500160100002100175700002100196245006600217300001000283490000600293520064500299022001400944020001400958       1996                            d  c07/1996bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aStress10aCoping10aSelf-Regulation10aAssessment1 aFrancisco Aliaga1 aAntonio Capafons00aCoping measure: A critique review of the Ways of Coping Scale  a17-260 v23 aThis article reviews the Ways of Coping Scale from a methodological and conceptual perspective. This scale was originally created by Lazarus and Folkman (1980), and, perhaps, it is the most used tool for measuring coping behaviors. It is particularly analysed the relationship between the scale and the theory of stress and coping proposed by Lazarus and Folkman (1980). Besides, results obtained through several different psychometric analysis are, also, considered. Finally, it is suggested the use of other instruments for assesing stress and coping in a different way, that avoid and prevent the difficulties show by the Ways of Coping.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437