Mental Adjustment to Cancer (MAC) Scale

A leading measure of coping and developed specifically for assessment of people with cancer, this widely used questionnaire-based test covers important dimensions of coping based on the work of Watson and Greer. The MAC and Mini-MAC are reliable and have been validated in many studies. Information is provided on scoring and interpretation. Available in many languages, it is a brief test easily understood and completed by cancer patients which captures the most important aspects of coping with the cancer experience.

The MAC Scale is available for ordering online (at no charge) in the following 32 languages:

  • عربيّة (Arabic)
  • Bengali
  • Bulgarian
  • Catalan
  • 中文普通话 (Chinese Mandarin)
  • Croatian
  • Czech
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • English
  • Français (French)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Georgian
  • Greek
  • Hebrew
  • Hindi
  • Hungarian
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • Mongolian
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • Persian
  • Persian[Farsi]
  • Polish
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Romanian
  • Ukrainian
  • Russian
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Swedish
  • Tamil
  • Turkish

The MAC Scale Users Manual is available in English, Georgian, Croatian and Romanian only and can be ordered online for $70 US.

Order the MAC Scale and/or Users Manual online →

Please allow up to 10 business days for processing and emailing orders. There are no refunds for MAC Scale Users Manual purchases.


Translation Request

All translations of the MAC Scale have been completed by volunteers from around the World. Should you be interested in translating the MAC Scale and/or Manual into a language currently not offered, please email your request to [email protected].


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