Evidence of validity for the Student Stress Scale for Brazilian university students

Authors

  • Paulo Roberto Taborda de Souza Filho Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4970-9865

    Psicólogo. Mestre em Psicologia e Saúde pela Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Endereço postal: Rua Sarmento Leite, 245, Prédio 1, Sala 208 – Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170. Contato: paulotabordasouza@gmail.com.
  • Sheila Gonçalves Câmara Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6761-7644

    Professora adjunta do Departamento do Curso de Psicologia e Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia e Saúde da Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre. Endereço postal: Rua Sarmento Leite, 245, Prédio 1, Sala 208 – Porto Alegre, RS, 90050-170. Contato: sheila.gcâmara@gmail.com.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.202001.003

Keywords:

Academic stress, College students, Higher education, Test validation, Factor analysis

Abstract

This study shows the evidence of validity of the Student Stress Scale for Brazilians. It was administered to 585 Brazilian students. Factor Analyses demonstrated the existence of four factors, with high internal consistency indicators (physiological symptoms: ?=.82, professor-student relationship: ?=.80, inability and inferiority: ?=.77 and leisure: ?=.75) and good model fit indexes: x²=282.313 (p=.00); x²/gl=1.73; TLI=.97; RMSEA=.05 (I.C.=.04–.06); CFI=.97. Pearson Correlation analysis showed good correlation coefficients for the gold-standard criteria (Perceived Stress Scale; r=.60, p?.01) and good indexes for sensibility (99.2%) and specificity (89.6%). Results indicate that the scale can contribute to new research on academic stress in university students.

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Published

2020-02-25

How to Cite

Taborda de Souza Filho, P. R., & Gonçalves Câmara, S. (2020). Evidence of validity for the Student Stress Scale for Brazilian university students. Revista De Psicología, 38(1), 65–86. https://doi.org/10.18800/psico.202001.003

Issue

Vol. 38 No. 1 (2020)

Section

Articles