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Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy

Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
Open Access

ISSN: 2161-0487

+44 1478 350008

Somia Imran

Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Publications
  • Research Article   
    Adaptation of the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (Short Form) for Pakistani Adolescents
    Author(s): Somia Imran*, Angus MacBeth, Ethel Quayle and Stella W.Y. Chan

    Objectives: Adaptive coping varies across cultures, underscoring the need to validate this construct cross-culturally. However, there is a lack of psychometrically sound measures of coping adapted for use with adolescents in South Asian countries, such as Pakistan. Method: The current study translated the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations 21 (CISS-21) from English to Urdu using back-translation method and examined its scale structure, Cronbach’s alpha reliability and construct validity in a sample of 405 Pakistani adolescents (12-18 years; 50.5% male; Mean age=14.3 years; SD=1.62). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted and CISS-21 subscales` (task focused, emotion focused andavoidant coping) correlations with the Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) were assessed. Results: CFA results demonstrated a simi.. View More»
    DOI: 10.35248/2161-0487.20.10.375

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