Strategic Response to Coping Scale (SRCS) Test
Understand how kids ages 7 to 11 cope with stress in just 5 minutes. This quick 22 item check spots key coping patterns to guide stronger support at home or school.
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Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
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Distancing (D)
Distancing (D)
Average
1.8
Normal range
1 — 2.6
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5
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Externalization (E)
Externalization (E)
Average
2.3
Normal range
1.7 — 2.9
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5
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Internalization (I)
Internalization (I)
Average
2.1
Normal range
1.2 — 3
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Seeking Social Support (SSS)
Seeking Social Support (SSS)
Average
2.2
Normal range
1.4 — 3
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Problem Solving (PS)
Problem Solving (PS)
Average
1.6
Normal range
0.7 — 2.5
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5
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
Imagine that something unpleasant has happened to you, or that something bad has occurred, and as a result you feel worried and upset. For example, you accidentally damaged your mother’s favorite item, or you had an argument with your best friend. Different children respond differently in situations like this. Think about whether you ever behave in this way when you feel very upset and worried.
Imagine that something unpleasant has happened to you, or that something bad has occurred, and as a result you feel worried and upset. For example, you accidentally damaged your mother’s favorite item, or you had an argument with your best friend. Different children respond differently in situations like this. Think about whether you ever behave in this way when you feel very upset and worried.
- You never do this
- You do this very rarely
- You do this sometimes
- You do this often
- You always do this
- You never do this
- You do this very rarely
- You sometimes do this
- You often do this
- You always do this
- You never do this
- You very rarely do this
- You sometimes do this
- You often do this
- You always do this
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
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Strategic Response to Coping Scale (SRCS) Test - Symptoms and Signs
This measure is designed to assess children’s coping responses to stressful situations. The Strategic Response to Coping Scale (SRCS) is a brief self-report tool intended for use with school-age children, typically in late childhood.
The instrument includes 22 items and takes about 5 minutes to complete. Respondents indicate how often they use specific coping strategies, supporting a structured profile of coping patterns that may include problem-focused efforts, seeking social support, distancing, internalizing responses, and externalizing responses.
In clinical and school settings, the Strategic Response to Coping Scale (SRCS) can inform case conceptualization, guide intervention planning, and support monitoring of coping-related change over time, alongside other sources of information (e.g., caregiver report, teacher input, and clinical interview).
Author: Richard S. Lazarus, Susan Folkman
Literature: Lerner, R. M. (Ed.). Handbook of child psychology and developmental science (7th ed.). Wiley. 2015.; Compas, B. E., Connor-Smith, J. K., Saltzman, H., Thomsen, A. H., & Wadsworth, M. E. Coping with stress during childhood and adolescence: Problems, progress, and potential in theory and research. Psychological Bulletin. 2001.; Kochenderfer-Ladd, B., & Skinner, K. Children’s coping strategies. Developmental Psychology. 2002.
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