The Coping Self-efficacy Scale Among People Living With HIV: Validity and Reliability Indonesian Version
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Introduction: Self-efficacy is a predictor of to adherence antiretroviral therapy and coping with stress. Coping self-efficacy has a high impact on psychological distress in people living with HIV. If people living with HIV have psychological distress will be impacted by the quality of life. Objectives: The aim of this study was to figure out the psychometric properties of the coping self-efficacy scale among HIV-positive people in Indonesia. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study design was used to investigate the psychometric properties of the CSE scale. Seventy-eight people living with HIV referred to NGOs Victory Plus Yogyakarta Indonesia in October 2020 were selected through a simple random sampling method. A group of impartial scholars and linguists evaluated the backward translation of CSE-16 from English to Indonesia to assure its reliability, face validity, and construct validity. Reliability scale analysis assesses the accuracy and consistency of a measurement. The r-table value's scale is indicative of the validity of the question item, whereas the Cronbach's alpha coefficient measures its reliability. Results: The Indonesian adaptation of the coping self-efficacy scale comprised 16 items divided into three subscales. The r-table's reference value of 0.224 is less than the anger score item's range of 0.52 to 0.86. In addition, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the popularity scale of the items falls within the range of 0.84 to 0.87. Conclusion: The Indonesian version of the coping self-efficacy scale is a valid instrument to measure among people living with HIV in Indonesia.
Authors: Yafi Sabila Rosyad, Musheer Abdulwahid Aljaberi, Satheesh Babu Natarajan, Bayu Anggileo Pramesona
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4415948258