Evaluating How University Students Adapt to Stress: Psychometric Validation of a Psychological Instruments Battery
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Key Points
This research aims to validate a set of psychological instruments that measure how university students adapt to stress.
Data collected over two academic years from calibration (n = 561) and validation (n = 370) samples.
Utilized a battery of instruments: Stress Questionnaire for Students (SQS), Primary and Secondary Cognitive Appraisal Scale (PSCAS), Reduced Coping Inventory (Coping-R), and Academic Achievement Expectations (AAE).
Performed psychometric validation analyses to assess the properties of the instruments.
Developed an 18-item version and a six-factor structure for the SQS.
Established a 10-item version and a five-factor structure for the PSCAS.
Created a 12-item version and a four-factor structure for the Coping-R.
Formulated a five-item, one-factor structure for the AAE.
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Implication
Evaluation of a battery of psychological instruments assessing stress adaptation in university students, highlighting implications for academic success.