Factor Structure of the Japanese Version of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations: Reclassification of Coping Styles and Predictive Power for Depressive Mood

Masatsugu Sakata¹, Yukihiro Takagishi^2* and Toshinori Kitamura³

¹Yoshida Hospital, Seisui-kai Medical Institution, Inc., Japan, E-mail: masatsugu@sakata.jp

²Department of Human Sciences, Kansai University of International Studies, Japan, E-mail: masatsugu@sakata.jp

³Kitamura Institute of Mental Health Tokyo, Japan, E-mail: masatsugu@sakata.jp

^*Corresponding Author: Yukihiro Takagishi, Department of Human Sciences, Kansai University of International Studies, 1-18 Aoyama, Shijimi, Miki, Hyogo, 673-0521, Japan, Tel: +81-794-85-2288, Fax: +81-794-84-3820 Email: