A CROSS-CULTURAL VALIDATION OF A 4-FACTOR MODEL OF ADOLESCENT CONCERNS - A CONFIRMATORY FACTOR-ANALYSIS BASED ON A SAMPLE OF HONG-KONG CHINESE ADOLESCENTS

A sample of 585 (317 males; 268 females) adolescents of Chinese ethnic origin from Hong Kong (mean age=16.1 years) participated in the prese nt study. Data on concerns as well as demographics were collected. Usi ng confirmatory factor analytical techniques, a four-factor model of a dolescent concerns was fitted to the data. The factors are: (1) Health and Drugs; (2) Future and Career; (3) Personal Self; and (4) Social S elf. The overall fit of the model to the data was quite good. The adol escents identified school grades, career plans and future schooling as primary concerns with concerns about sexuality, substance use and dat ing ranking last. Discrepancies in the fit of the model are explained within a crosscultural context. (C) 1995 The Association for Professio nals in Services for Adolescents