title: Development of a Swedish version of the Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences (A-Cope).
abstract: The objective was to investigate the psychometric properties of the Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences (A-Cope) among Swedish adolescent girls. A sample of 590 13- and 15-year old girls participated. The original version of the A-Cope failed to demonstrate an adequate factor structure. A revised version was developed (A-Cope-S), consisting of 28 items forming 6 subscales with moderate to acceptable homogeneity. The findings suggest that the A-Cope-S is suitable for the study of coping among Swedish adolescent girls.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden. Klara.Halvarsson@ccs.uu.se
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Halvarsson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lunner
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Sjödén
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011594:Psychometrics; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden