The present study examined the validity and reliability of the Japanese version of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations-2nd Edition™ (CISS; hereafter the CISS–J). The participants were 1,268 healthy Japanese individuals. The factor analyses yielded three major scales (task-, emotion-, and avoidance-oriented coping) corresponding to the original version. In addition, the avoidance-oriented scale of the CISS–J contained two subscales (Distraction and Social diversion), as in the original version. Cronbach's α coefficient was found to be .75–.89 for the three scales and two subscales. Results show that the CISS–J is useful for assessing the coping strategies among this sample of Japanese individuals.
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