COSA - R2 assesses a person’s coping skills and his or her predominant methods of coping with stress. The results of this test should not be used to make a final determination on suitability for a position, but may be used in conjunction with other indicators to help make risk-based or career guidance decisions.

ICCS staff will send a web link and access code to take this test once notification of purchase is received.

No. of questions: 64

Question type: Self-report

Estimated completion time: 10 minutes

Shorter versions of assessment: N/A

Recommended age level: 18+

Qualification Level: Class A

Compliance: APA standards ; EEOC standards (gender, age, ethnicity)

Validation Information: Sample Size: 8998, Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.94

The primary factors and scales of this test are:
Overall Score plus 3 factors, divided into 12 scales:
• Problem-Focused Coping: Refers to ways of handling stress that deal with taking action in order to improve the stressor.
• Emotion-Focused Coping: Methods of handling stressful situations that entail learning how to deal with the situation emotionally.
• Empty Coping Strategies/Hang-Ups: Entails “empty” coping strategies that generally will not be helpful in dealing with stressful situations.