The Coping Scale Range

Coping refers to conscious strategies used to reduce unpleasant emotions. Coping strategies can be cognitions or behaviours and can be individual or social. 

The Adolescent Coping Scale – Second Edition (ACS-2) and the Coping Scale for Adults – Second Edition (CSA-2) are important research, clinical and educational instruments designed to support young people and adults when examining their own coping behaviour. Both scales have been updated to measure the usage and helpfulness of coping strategies in general and specific situations, reliably assessing 20 distinct coping strategies.

Key Features:

• Assist adolescents and adults to assess, reflect on and then develop their own coping skills.
• Measures adolescents’ and adults' usage of various coping behaviours and the effectiveness of these responses.
• Long Form has been streamlined on both forms:  from 80 to 60 items on the ACS-2, and from 74 to 60 items on the CSA-2.
  
• Simple and streamlined online administration, scoring and report generation via the ACER Psychological Testing Platform (APT).
  

A range of support resources are available in the Coping Range. Please see below for more information.