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Adolescent coping in Fiji: The Measure of Adolescent Coping Strategies (MACS) scale
Version 2 2016-11-14, 11:25
Version 1 2016-11-11, 11:23
dataset
posted on 2016-11-14, 11:25 authored by Sigrun Sveinbjornsdottir, Einar ThorsteinssonEinar ThorsteinssonAldur = age
Kyn = sex (strakur=boy, stelpa=girl)
Country_born = in what country were you born
Tungumal = First language at home
Background: Sveinbjornsdottir and Thorsteinsson (2014) have proposed a
two-dimensional theory of adolescent coping with cross-cultural population application
within the highest Human Development Index Categories (HDI) category, namely the
Measure of Adolescent Coping Strategies (MACS). However, this measure has only
had limited testing outside western cultures. The present study examines the outcome
for MACS in the second highest HDI category using a sample from the Fiji
islands. Method: The MACS was
answered by 809 adolescents of diverse origins from different parts of Fiji. Respondents
included 397 boys 12 to 20 years of age (M
= 15.79) and 409 girls 13 to 19 years of age (M = 15.60). Results: Confirmatory
factor analysis (CFA) results showed the MACS to have a reliable factorial and
dimensional structure in Fiji. The pattern of findings for comparisons between
boys and girls in Fiji was similar to that of comparisons between boys and
girls in Australia and Iceland. There were no differences on the five MACS
coping factors comparing mother tongue (Fijian and Hindi). Conclusion: the two-dimensional theory of adolescent coping was
confirmed and the MACS was found to be a useful adolescent coping measure in
Fiji.