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

Sveinbjornsdottir, Sigrun; Thorsteinsson, Einar; Lingam, Govinda Ishwar

dc.contributor	Háskólinn á Akureyri
dc.contributor	University of Akureyri
dc.contributor.author	orcid.org/0000-0003-2816-5846 Sveinbjornsdottir, Sigrun
dc.contributor.author	orcid.org/0000-0003-2065-1989 Thorsteinsson, Einar
dc.contributor.author	Lingam, Govinda Ishwar
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-26T13:52:54Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-26T13:52:54Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.citation	Sveinbjornsdottir, S., Thorsteinsson, E. B., & Lingam, G. I. (2017). Model fit and comparisons for the Measure of Adolescent Coping Strategies (MACS): Fiji, Iceland, and Australia. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology,11, e12. doi:10.1017/prp.2017.20
dc.identifier.issn	1834-4909
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1065
dc.description	Publisher's version (útgefin grein)
dc.description.abstract	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.
dc.description.sponsorship	Thanks to the Faculty of Arts, Law and Education at the University of the South Pacific for support, and to Miliakere Leawere and the late Brynjar Ingi Skaptason for their valuable assistance. We also thank the Ministry of Education in Suva for support, and staff and students of secondary schools from all educational directorates of Fiji for their participation. Finally, we thank Natasha M. Loi for reading the manuscript and providing feedback. This research was supported by a grant from The University of Akureyri Research Fund.
dc.format.extent	e12
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology;11
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	Adolescent
dc.subject	Coping
dc.subject	Cross cultural
dc.subject	Unglingar
dc.subject	Fjölmenning
dc.title	Model fit and comparisons for the Measure of Adolescent Coping Strategies (MACS): Fiji, Iceland, and Australia
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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dc.description.version	Peer reviewed
dc.identifier.journal	Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology
dc.identifier.doi	10.1017/prp.2017.20
dc.relation.url	https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1834490917000204
dc.contributor.department	Félagsvísinda- og lagadeild (HA)
dc.contributor.department	Faculty of Social Sciences and Law (UA)
dc.contributor.school	Hug- og félagsvísindasvið (HA)
dc.contributor.school	School of Humanities and Social Sciences (UA)