TY - JOUR
T1 - The Teenage Nonviolence Test
T2 - Applicability in Hong Kong?
AU - Gerstein, Lawrence H.
AU - Chan, Yuichung
AU - Hutchison, Ashley
AU - Fung, Annis Lai Chu
AU - Kinsey, Rebecca
AU - Jeffers, Heather
PY - 2018/3
Y1 - 2018/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Nonviolence
KW - Adolescents
KW - Hong Kong
KW - Conflict
KW - Teenage nonviolence test
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U2 - 10.1007/s12144-016-9514-3
DO - 10.1007/s12144-016-9514-3
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 1046-1310
VL - 37
SP - 313
EP - 324
JO - Current Psychology
JF - Current Psychology
IS - 1
ER -
