string: Finally, participants completed 3 measures concerning
   their use of specific inter-personal ER techniques: the 2-item Using Emotional Support (Œ± = .71), Using Instrumental Support (Œ± = .64), and Venting (Œ± = .50) sub-scales of the Brief COPE Inventory (COPE; Carver, 1997; Carver et al., 1989).