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Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

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01-03-2007 | Original Paper

Development and Validation of the Weekly Stress Inventory-Short Form

Auteurs: Phillip J. Brantley, Jamie S. Bodenlos, Margaret Cowles, Dori Whitehead, Martin Ancona, Glenn N. Jones

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 1/2007

Abstract

The Weekly Stress Inventory (WSI) has been used both in research and in clinical settings to measure minor stress. Although this tool offers a reliable and valid measure to assess minor stress, it lacks brevity that would make it more feasible for rapid assessments of stress needed in many research and clinical settings. The current study assessed the psychometrics of the newly developed Weekly Stress Inventory Short Form (WSI-SF), a 25-item scale to measure minor stress. Adults attending general medicine clinics (n = 171) at a public teaching hospital completed the WSI-SF and the WSI. The WSI-SF was found to have good internal consistency for both the events score (.92) and impact score (.91) and good convergent validity with the WSI. The results of the present study suggest that the WSI-SF is a reliable and valid instrument for use in assessing minor stress.

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Titel: Development and Validation of the Weekly Stress Inventory-Short Form
Auteurs: Phillip J. Brantley
Jamie S. Bodenlos
Margaret Cowles
Dori Whitehead
Martin Ancona
Glenn N. Jones
Publicatiedatum: 01-03-2007
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-006-9019-8

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