Development and Validation of the Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale: Acculturative Stressors as an Example
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| Title: | Development and Validation of the Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale: Acculturative Stressors as an Example |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Pan, Jia-Yan, Wong, Daniel Fu Keung, Chan, Kin Sun, Chan, Cecilia Lai Wan |
| Source: | Research on Social Work Practice. 2008 18(5):479-486. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Test Validity, Coping, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Item Analysis, Foreign Countries, Test Construction, Acculturation, Stress Variables, Interviews, Foreign Students, Test Reliability, Cultural Context, Cognitive Processes, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Social Work, Student Personnel Services |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia, China, Hong Kong |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1049731507314012 |
| ISSN: | 1049-7315 |
| Abstract: | Objective: The objective of this study is to develop and validate the Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS) to measure the cognitive coping strategies that Chinese people adopt to make sense of adversity. Method: A 12-item CMSAS was developed by in-depth interview and item analysis. The scale was validated with a sample of 627 Chinese international students in Australia and Mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong. Results: Exploratory factor analysis identified two factors: making positive sense and making negative sense of adversity. The CMSAS exhibited high internal consistency reliability and good concurrent validity. Conclusion: The CMSAS is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the coping strategies used by Chinese people to make sense of adversity. However, further validation of the scale is needed. (Contains 2 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 56 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Accession Number: | EJ805797 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Objective: The objective of this study is to develop and validate the Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS) to measure the cognitive coping strategies that Chinese people adopt to make sense of adversity. Method: A 12-item CMSAS was developed by in-depth interview and item analysis. The scale was validated with a sample of 627 Chinese international students in Australia and Mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong. Results: Exploratory factor analysis identified two factors: making positive sense and making negative sense of adversity. The CMSAS exhibited high internal consistency reliability and good concurrent validity. Conclusion: The CMSAS is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the coping strategies used by Chinese people to make sense of adversity. However, further validation of the scale is needed. (Contains 2 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 1049-7315 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1049731507314012 |
