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- Title
Validation of the Malay Version of Adolescent Coping Scale.
- Authors
Omar, Khairani; Bujang, Mohamad Adam; Mohd Daud, Tuti Iryani; Abd Rahman, Fairuz Nazri; Sit Fong Loh; Haniff, Jamaiyah; Kamarudin, Rozanim; Ismail, Fauzi; Tan, Susan MK
- Abstract
Introduction: Adolescent coping scale (ACS) was developed for adolescents to assess their coping strategies. Coping during adolescence is important since they face many challenges during this period of rapid development. Objective: To translate the short form of ACS into Bahasa Malaysia language and to evaluate its reliability and validity. Methods: This is a multi-centre, cross-sectional study involving six hospitals, conveniently chosen to represent different regions of Peninsular Malaysia. A total of 102 patients, aged 12-18 years old, who fulfilled the selection criteria, were selected from these hospitals. Two forward and backward translations of the ACS were done in Bahasa Malaysia in accordance to the guideline. Its reliability was determined by test-retest reliability and internal consistency while construct validity was evaluated using exploratory factor analysis. Results: The proportion agreements of the items were good (76%-87%), however the weighted kappa for each item was fair to moderate (0.26-0.59). Several analyses were done using exploratory factor analysis and the best result was obtained when the factors were forced into two factors. The domains of the Bahasa Malaysia version of ACS were redefined into two factors, name- ly non-productive and productive coping strategies. Internal consistencies for these two redefined factors were good (Cronbach's alpha > 0.7). Conclusion: The reliability measurements of the Bahasa Malaysia version of ACS were good especially if the domains were redefined into two domains which were productive and non-productive coping strategies. The difference from the results of the original version of ACS could be due to socio-cultural factors.
- Subjects
MALAYSIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation in adolescence; STATISTICAL correlation; FACTOR analysis; MEDICAL cooperation; RELIABILITY (Personality trait); RESEARCH; RESEARCH evaluation; RESEARCH funding; SCALES (Weighing instruments); STATISTICS; MULTITRAIT multimethod techniques; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; DATA analysis software
- Publication
International Medical Journal, 2011, Vol 18, Issue 4, p288
- ISSN
1341-2051
- Publication type
Article