The Teenage Nonviolence Test: Applicability in Hong Kong?

Autor:	Ashley N. Hutchison, Rebecca Kinsey, Annis Lai Chu Fung, Yuichung Chan, Lawrence H. Gerstein, Heather Jeffers
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Satyagraha media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Empathy Factor structure Test (assessment) Conflict resolution strategy 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology Social psychology General Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Current Psychology. 37:313-324
ISSN:	1936-4733 1046-1310
DOI:	10.1007/s12144-016-9514-3
Popis:	The Teenage Nonviolence Test (TNT) appears to be a useful tool when assessing nonviolent strategies employed by adolescents. While research has established the TNT’s psychometric properties in the United States, no studies have explored these properties elsewhere. This study, therefore, investigated the initial validity of the TNT’s factor structure and items among Hong Kong youth to determine its cross-cultural validity. Responses to the TNT were gathered from three samples of Hong Kong youth (ages 11 to 18) and subjected to principal components and confirmatory factor analyses. Results revealed the three-factor TNT solution (i.e., Physical and Psychological Violence; Empathy; Satyagraha) reported in the United States was supported, along with two additional but non-interpretable dimensions unique to Hong Kong. In general, the findings suggest preliminary evidence for the TNT’s cross-cultural validity with Hong Kong adolescents. Implications for research and psycho-educational programs to teach Hong Kong youth conflict resolution strategies are offered.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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