01317nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001100118653001100129653001200140653003300152100002300185700002700208700002500235700002200260245007600282300001000358490000700368520068400375022001401059020001401073       2007                            d  c01/2007bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aCoping10aStress10aNursing10aConfirmatory Factor Analysis1 aCésar Merino Soto1 aGloria Manrique Borjas1 aMarisol Angulo Ramos1 aNancy Isla Chavez00aCoping strategy indicator: A normative and factor structure exploration  a24-390 v133 aThe present article reports the findings of a confirmatory factor analysis of an assessment instrument of stress coping strategies (Amirkhan, 1990), in a sample of nursery students from a private university in Lima. The psychometric properties were acceptable and somewhat lower than in the American study. The results of the factor analysis point out a robust and orthogonal structure of the coping strategies. Age and sex showed low but significant correlations; we also found differences with the American norms. Findings are discussed in regards to the impact of coping and comments on the use of the studied instrument, both in the clinical and research practice, are made.   a1134-7937  a2174-0437