scholarly journals A Cross-National Validation of the Shortened Version of the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire (ASQ-S) Among Adolescents From Switzerland, Germany, and Greece

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beyhan Ertanir ◽  
Christian Rietz ◽  
Ulrike Graf ◽  
Wassilis Kassis
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
English Language ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Adolescent Stress ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Acceptable Model ◽  
Experience Of Stress ◽  
Stress Experience

The experience of stress is receiving increasing attention in the context of adolescent mental health, which is why a valid and reliable stress assessment instrument is of great importance. For this purpose, an English-language adolescent stress questionnaire (ASQ) was developed, which assesses the subjective stress experience of adolescents in different areas of life (e.g., at home, at school, and during leisure time). However, the latest long version of the questionnaire with 56 items (ASQ-2) was found to be too extensive, so a more economical short version ASQ-S with 27 items was developed. The aim of this study was to validate a German and a Greek version of the ASQ-S. In order to investigate the psychometric properties of the German and Greek ASQ-S confirmatory factor analysis, analyses of variance and correlations were applied to sample data from Switzerland, Germany, and Greece (N = 1,071 seventh-grade students; Mage = 12.53; SD = 0.76). The results yielded only poor to moderate internal reliability across all three countries and the suggested 9-dimensional factor structure could not be confirmed. Instead, a modified 6-factor structure was tested which showed acceptable model fits while demonstrating form invariance across the three countries. Furthermore, the ASQ-S scales correlated positively with depressive symptoms and anxiety and negatively with self-esteem and life satisfaction, all of which supported adequate concurrent validity. The results revealed that the utility of the ASQ-S appears to be limited when translated to other languages and should be used with caution when administered in international contexts.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of an English Short Version of the Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Petrowski ◽  
Elmaer Braehler ◽  
Bjarne Schmalbach ◽  
Andreas Hinz ◽  
Christina Bastianon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stress ◽  
English Language ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Stress Experience ◽  
Capture Stress ◽  
Very High

Abstract Background: Although a variety of instruments are available that capture stress experience, the assessment of chronic stress has been hindered by the lack of economical screening instruments. Recently, an English-language version of the Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress (TICS-EN) consisting of 57 items according to a systemic-requirement-resource model of health in nine subdomains of the chronic stress experience has been introduced.Methods: We constructed a new 9-item short version of the TICS covering all nine subdomains and evaluated it in two samples (total N=685). We then used confirmatory factor analysis to check factorial validity.Results: This version showed a highly satisfactory model fit, was invariant across participant gender, demonstrated a very high correlation with the original TICS (r=.94), and showed a moderate correlation (r=.58) with a measure of perceived stress in the past month.Conclusions: Therefore, this theoretically driven instrument can be recommended as a short version of the TICS in English language.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of an English short version of the Trier Inventory for chronic Stress

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Petrowski ◽  
E. Braehler ◽  
B. Schmalbach ◽  
A. Hinz ◽  
C. Bastianon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stress ◽  
English Language ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Stress Experience ◽  
Capture Stress ◽  
Very High

Abstract Background Although a variety of instruments are available that capture stress experience, the assessment of chronic stress has been hindered by the lack of economical screening instruments. Recently, an English-language version of the Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress (TICS-EN) consisting of 57 items according to a systemic-requirement-resource model of health in nine subdomains of the chronic stress experience has been introduced. Methods We constructed a new 9-item short version of the TICS covering all nine subdomains and evaluated it in two samples (total N = 685). We then used confirmatory factor analysis to check factorial validity. Results This version showed a highly satisfactory model fit, was invariant across participant gender, demonstrated a very high correlation with the original TICS (r = .94), and showed a moderate correlation (r = .58) with a measure of perceived stress in the past month. Conclusions Therefore, this theoretically driven instrument can be recommended as a short version of the TICS in English language.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of an English Short Version of the Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Petrowski ◽  
Elmaer Braehler ◽  
Bjarne Schmalbach ◽  
Andreas Hinz ◽  
Christina Bastianon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stress ◽  
English Language ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Stress Experience ◽  
Capture Stress ◽  
Very High

Abstract Background: Although a variety of instruments are available that capture stress experience, the assessment of chronic stress has been hindered by the lack of economical screening instruments. Recently, an English-language version of the Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress (TICS-EN) consisting of 57 items according to a systemic-requirement-resource model of health in nine subdomains of the chronic stress experience has been introduced. Methods: We constructed a new 9-item short version of the TICS covering all nine subdomains and evaluated it in two samples (total N=685). We then used confirmatory factor analysis to check factorial validity.Results: This version showed a highly satisfactory model fit, was invariant across participant gender, demonstrated a very high correlation with the original TICS (r=.94), and showed a moderate correlation (r=.58) with a measure of perceived stress in the past month. Conclusions: Therefore, this theoretically driven instrument can be recommended as a short version of the TICS in English language.

Assessing a Norwegian Translation of the Organizational Climate Measure

2013 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 390-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilde Hoff Bernstrøm ◽  
Jon Anders Lone ◽  
Cato A. Bjørkli ◽  
Pål Ulleberg ◽  
Thomas Hoff
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Competing Values ◽  
Reliable Measure ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
International Service ◽  
Stable Factor ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Preliminary Support

This study investigated the Norwegian translation of the Organizational Climate Measure developed by Patterson and colleagues. The Organizational Climate Measure is a global measure of organizational climate based on Quinn and Rohrbaugh's competing values model. The survey was administered to a Norwegian branch of an international service sector company ( N = 555). The results revealed satisfactory internal reliability and interrater agreement for the 17 scales, and confirmatory factor analysis supported the original factor structure. The findings gave preliminary support for the Organizational Climate Measure as a reliable measure with a stable factor structure, and indicated that it is potentially useful in the Norwegian context.

scholarly journals Further evidence for the structure of the Resilience Scale in portuguese language countries: An invariance study with brazilian and portuguese adolescents

Psicologia ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Paulo Dias ◽  
Irene Cadime ◽  
Paulo Castelar Perim
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Best Fitting ◽  
Structural Invariance ◽  
The One ◽  
Portuguese Adolescents

Especially since the last decades of the 20th century, research about resilience provided some insights into how people deal and overcome adversity in a positive way. Given the recent research history on this topic, discussion about theories and measures is still ongoing. In this study we aim to explore the structural invariance of the Wagnild and Young’s Resilience Scale (RS), one of the most widely used measures of resilience, across Portuguese and Brazilian adolescents. A sample of 969 adolescents with ages ranging between 13 and 18 years old completed the RS. A five- and a two-factor structure for the full RS version with 25 items and a one-factor structure for a RS short version, composed of 14 items, were tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). After determining the best fitting structure, a multi-group CFA was performed to test the invariance of the instrument across the Portuguese and Brazilian samples.  The five- and two-factor structures for the full version revealed a poor fit. The one-factor structure revealed a good fit in both samples. Moreover, evidence for the partial measurement invariance of the short version across both samples was found. Our results indicate that the RS short version can be used for cross-cultural studies of resilience in both countries and that the five- and two-factor structures might be inadequate for comparison purposes.

Attachment Avoidance and Anxiety in Adolescence: Turkish Adaptation of the Experiences in Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 1372-1394
Author(s):  
Savaş Karataş ◽  
İlkay Demir
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Attachment Avoidance ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Relationship Structures ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The aim of the present study is to test the factor structure and reliability of the Experience of Close Relationships-Relationship Structures Scale (ECR-RS) mother, father, romantic partner, close friend forms among Turkish adolescents. In order to test the structure validity of the ECR-RS, exploratory factor analysis is performed on a sample of 214 participants in Study 1, and to further investigate the structure validity, confirmatory factor analysis is performed on a second sample of 286 participants in Study 2. Within the scope of the reliability studies of the ECR-RS, internal reliability and test–retest reliability of the Turkish ECR-RS are also tested. The results of the explanatory and confirmatory factor analysis, Cronbach’s alpha coefficients, and test–retest reliability scores supported the original two-factor structure (attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety) for all forms of the ECR-RS among Turkish adolescents.

scholarly journals A Short Version of the Revised ‘Experience of Close Relationships Questionnaire’: Investigating Non-Clinical and Clinical Samples

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tinakon Wongpakaran ◽  
Nahathai Wongpakaran
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Clinical Group ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Loneliness Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Acceptable Model

Aim: This study seeks to investigate the psychometric properties of the short version of the revised ‘Experience of Close Relationships’ questionnaire, comparing non-clinical and clinical samples. Methods: In total 702 subjects participated in this study, of whom 531 were non-clinical participants and 171 were psychiatric patients. They completed the short version of the revised ‘Experience of Close Relationships’ questionnaire (ECR-R-18), the Perceived Stress Scale-10(PSS-10), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and the UCLA Loneliness scale. A retest of the ECR-R-18 was then performed at four-week intervals. Then, confirmatory factor analyses were performed to test the validity of the new scale. Results: The ECR-R-18 showed a fair to good internal consistency (α 0.77 to 0.87) for both samples, and the test-retest reliability was found to be satisfactory (ICC = 0.75). The anxiety sub-scale demonstrated concurrent validity with PSS-10 and RSES, while the avoidance sub-scale showed concurrent validity with the UCLA Loneliness Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis using method factors yielded two factors with an acceptable model fit for both groups. An invariance test revealed that the ECR-R-18 when used on the clinical group differed from when used with the non-clinical group. Conclusions: The ECR-R-18 questionnaire revealed an overall better level of fit than the original 36 item questionnaire, indicating its suitability for use with a broader group of samples, including clinical samples. The reliability of the ECR-R- 18 might be increased if a modified scoring system is used and if our suggestions with regard to future studies are followed up.

Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Index of Teaching Stress—Short Form (ITS—SF)

2015 ◽  
Vol 117 (3) ◽  
pp. 763-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Cleliazurlo ◽  
Daniela Pes ◽  
Rosaria Romano
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Teacher Stress ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Original Version ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Reliable Measure ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

WITHDRAWAL NOTICE for Cleliazurlo, M., Pes, D., & Romano, R. (2015). Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Index of Teaching Stress— Short Form (ITS—SF). Psychological Reports, 117(3), 763–780. DOI: 10.2466/ 08.PR0.117c24z5 The article has been withdrawn at the request of the author. The author contacted the journal to inform them that PARS, the rightsholder of the Index of Teaching Stress (“ITS”), expressed concern at the author’s unauthorized creation and publication of a short form version of the ITS. Although the author had received permission to validate an Italian version of ITS, the rights holder did not permit the development and publication of the resulting short form, and requested the article be withdrawn from access. If you have any questions about this, please contact SAGE. This study analyses factor structure and psychometric properties of the Italian short version of the Index of Teaching Stress–Short Form (ITS–SF). The original version of the ITS (90 items) was submitted to 567 teachers randomly drawn from a cross-section of school levels. Confirmatory factor analysis to check the factor structure was unsatisfactory, and Cronbach's α (.98) indicated a redundancy of items. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted for each section of the test and cross-loading items were eliminated. The resulting ITS–SF consists of 43 items, tapping eight meaningful and adequately reliable dimensions substantially corresponding to all dimensions measured by the original version of the ITS. The Italian short version of the Index of Teaching Stress constitutes a reliable measure of teacher stress in educative interactions.

scholarly journals Positive Mental Well-being in Australian Adolescents: Evaluating the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon C. Hunter ◽  
Stephen Houghton ◽  
Lisa Wood
Keyword(s):  
Measurement Invariance ◽  
School Psychologists ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Internal Reliability ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
Western Australian

While there is increasing recognition of the need to go beyond measures of mental ill health, there is a relative dearth of validated tools for assessing mental well-being among adolescents. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) is a promising tool for use in this context, and this study evaluated its use in an Australian context. The WEMWBS was completed by 829 Western Australian adolescents, aged from 13 to 16 years old, drawn from Grades 8, 9 and 10 in seven separate high schools. Using confirmatory factor analytic techniques, the utility of the full 14-item scale was not supported, but good fit for a previously validated seven-item short version (SWEMWBS) was supported. Strong measurement invariance was demonstrated across age, and weak measurement invariance was demonstrated across gender. The scale has good internal reliability. There were no differences in SWEMWBS scores across Grades 8 to 10. Overall, the SWEMWBS represents a useful tool for educational, developmental, and school psychologists investigating positive mental wellbeing in younger adolescents.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of an English Short Version of the Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katja Petrowski ◽  
Elmaer Braehler ◽  
Bjarne Schmalbach ◽  
Andreas Hinz ◽  
Christina Bastianon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Stress ◽  
English Language ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Total N ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Stress Experience ◽  
Capture Stress ◽  
Very High

Abstract Although a variety of instruments are available that capture stress experience, the assessment of chronic stress has been hindered by the lack of economical screening instruments. Recently, an English-language version of the Trier Inventory for Chronic Stress (TICS-EN) consisting of 57 items according to a systemic-requirement-resource model of health in nine subdomains of the chronic stress experience has been introduced. We constructed a new 9-item short version of the TICS covering all nine subdomains and evaluated it in two samples (total N =685). This version showed a highly satisfactory model fit, was invariant across participant gender, demonstrated a very high correlation with the original TICS ( r =.94), and showed a moderate correlation ( r =.58) with a measure of perceived stress in the past month. Therefore, this theoretically driven instrument can be recommended as a short version of the TICS in English language.

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