Scoring description for the DBT-Ways of Coping Checklist (DBT-WCCL):
The scoring is the average of relevant items for each subscale. The score for the skills use scale is the
average of these items: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35,36, 38,
39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 47,49, 50, 51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58,59
The dysfunctional coping scale 1 (general dysfunctional coping factor) has these items (and you
compute an average score for them): 3,5, 8, 12, 14,17, 20, 25, 32, 37, 41, 45, 46,52, 55
And the dysfunctional coping scale 2 (blaming others factor) has these items: 7,15, 24, 28, 30,48
Below is a list of what number corresponds with what question.
1. Bargained or compromised to get something positive from the situation.
2. Counted my blessings.
3. Blamed myself.
4. Concentrated on something good that could come out of the whole thing.
5. Kept feelings to myself
6. Made sure I'm responding in a way that doesn’t alienate others.
7. Figured out who to blame.
8. Hoped a miracle would happen.
9. Tried to get centered before taking any action.
10. Talked to someone about how I’ve been feeling.
11. Stood my ground and fought for what I wanted.
12. Refused to believe that it had happened.
13. Treated myself to something really tasty.
14. Criticized or lectured myself.
15. Took it out on others.
16. Came up with a couple of different solutions to my problem.
17. Wished I were a stronger person — more optimistic and forceful.
18. Accepted my strong feelings, but not let them interfere with other things too much.
19. Focused on the good things in my life.
20. Wished that I could change the way that I felt.
21. Found something beautiful to look at to make me feel better.
22. Changed something about myself so that I could deal with the situation better.
23. Focused on the good aspects of my life and gave less attention to negative thoughts or feelings.
24. Got mad at the people or things that caused the problem
25. Felt bad that I couldn't avoid the problem.
26. Tried to distract myself by getting active.
27. Been aware of what has to be done, so I've been doubling my efforts and trying harder to make
things work.
28. Thought that others were unfair to me.
29. Soothed myself by surrounding myself with a nice fragrance of some kind.
30. Blamed others.
31. Listened to or played music that I found relaxing.
32. Gone on as if nothing had happened
33. Accepted the next best thing to what I wanted.
34. Told myself things could be worse.
35. Occupied my mind with something else.
36. Talked to someone who could do something concrete about the problem