Model fit and comparisons for the Measure of Adolescent Coping Strategies (MACS): Fiji, Iceland, and Australia

Sigrun Sveinbjornsdottir; Einar Thorsteinsson; Govinda Ishwar Lingam

doi:10.1017/prp.2017.20

Model fit and comparisons for the Measure of Adolescent Coping Strategies (MACS): Fiji, Iceland, and Australia

Sigrun Sveinbjornsdottir, Einar Thorsteinsson, Govinda Ishwar Lingam

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A two-dimensional theory of adolescent coping with cross-cultural and cross-Human Development Index Categories (HDI) application was tested: the Measure of Adolescent Coping Strategies (MACS). The MACS was answered by 809 adolescents of diverse origins from different parts of Fiji and compared with findings from Australia and Iceland. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results showed the MACS to have a reliable factorial and dimensional structure in Fiji. Differences between girls and boys were similar in Fiji, Australia, and Iceland. Stoicism/distraction was identical for boys and girls in all countries. There were no differences comparing mother tongue (Fijian and Hindi). The two-dimensional theory of adolescent coping was supported.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e12
Journal	Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/prp.2017.20
Publication status	Published - 2017

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Adolescent
Coping
Cross cultural
Unglingar
Fjölmenning

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Model fit and comparisons for the Measure of Adolescent Coping Strategies (MACS): Fiji, Iceland, and Australia

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