December 5, 2025SAGE OpenOpen Access

Assessing the Perception of Academic Students’ Stress: The Psychometric Robustness of the PAS Scale

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BLBarbara Loera GGGloria Guidetti DCDaniela Converso

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Implication

Assessment using exploratory factor analysis demonstrates the revised PAS scale's reliability in 5,499 engineering students, highlighting key stressors and expectations.

Key Points

The revised PAS scale showed high reliability for assessing academic stress in students.
Findings from exploratory factor analysis and measurement invariance suggest significant structural changes in the PAS.
Analysis covered 5,499 engineering students, providing robust insights into academic stress perceptions.
Improvements in the PAS can aid faculty in targeting academic stressors and enhancing student well-being.

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Loera et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/693231288e51979591dce685 https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251393000

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Implication

Assessment using exploratory factor analysis demonstrates the revised PAS scale's reliability in 5,499 engineering students, highlighting key stressors and expectations.