About the Measure
| Domains | Mental health and wellbeing, Meta-cognition, Resilience and coping |
| Key stages | Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Time and task management; Cognitive reappraisal; Seek academic support; Turn to family; Talk with classmates and friends; Skip school; Social diversions; Athletic diversions; Creative diversions; Technology diversions; Substance use; Reduce effort on schoolwork; Attempt to handle problems alone |
| Description | A measure of appropriate coping for students pursuing advanced high school curricula, specifically Advanced Placement classes and the International Baccalaureate program. |
| Example | Look for the good things in a difficult situation |
| Link | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shannon_Suldo/publication/277960412_Development_and_Initial_Validation_of_the_Coping_With_Academic_Demands_Scale_How_Students_in_Accelerated_High_School_Curricula_Cope_With_School-Related_Stressors/links/55fb65fe08aec9 |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 58 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 14-18 |
| Cost single purchase | Free - Available |
| Cost per child | Free - Available |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .53-.93 |
| Test retest | 2-4 weeks, r= [.71,.93] |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | 49.5% variance e |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Coping With School-Related Stress Questionnaire (CSSQ) task-oriented coping, r= [-.16 ,.49]; CSSQ emotion-orientated coping, r= [.11,.64]; CSSQ avoidance-oriented coping, r= [-.10,.66]; CCSQ life satisfaction, r= [-.42,.27]; Grade Point Average, r= [-.30,.20] |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Suldo, S. M., Dedrick, R. F., Shaunessy-Dedrick, E., Fefer, S. A., & Ferron, J. (2014). Development and initial validation of the coping with academic demands scale: How students in accelerated high school curricula cope with school-related stressors. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 33(4), 357–374. doi:10.1177/0734282914552165 |