Adolescent Coping Scale – Second Edition (ACS-2)

administration: 
Individual
timing: 
Long form: 20-30 minutes; Short form: 10-15 minutes
publisher: 
ACER
Country of origin: 
Australia
registration-level: 
Csp
age: 
12 - 18
test-abbreviation: 
ACS-2
test-abbreviation: 
ACS-2
registration-level: 
Csp
age: 
12 - 18
Country of origin: 
Australia
administration: 
Individual
timing: 
Long form: 20-30 minutes; Short form: 10-15 minutes

To assess the usage and helpfulness of a range of general and specific coping strategies.

The Adolescent Coping Scale – Second Edition (ACS-2) is an important research, clinical and educational instrument designed to support young people when examining their own coping behaviour. Updated to measure the usage and helpfulness of coping strategies in general and specific situations, it reliably assesses 20 distinct coping strategies.

Key Features:

  • Assists adolescents to assess, reflect on and then develop their own coping skills.
  • Measures adolescents’ usage of various coping behaviours and the effectiveness of these responses.
  • Long Form has been streamlined from 80 to 60 items.
  • Simplified scoring and interpretation.
  • Follow-up programs available, including Best of Coping.