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Adolescent stress: Evaluation of the factor structure of the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire (ASQ-N)

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2010

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Moksnes, Unni
Byrne, Donald
Mazanov, Jason
Espnes, Geir

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Abstract

The present study reports an evaluation of the factor structure of the Norwegian version of the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire (ASQ-N) among 723 students. Principal components analysis (PCA) revealed nine internally consistent dimensions of adolescent stress. Scales constructed from this PCA correlated positively with measures of depression and anxiety and negatively with self-esteem. Girls reported higher stress levels than boys in seven of the nine scales and age was also positively correlated with the scale scores of adolescent stress. The results revealed that the instrument has potential for measuring adolescent stress. The stability of the ASQ-N needs to be tested repeatedly, across cohorts and over time, to establish the adequacy for use in Norwegian adolescent studies.

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Keywords: adolescent; anxiety; article; depression; evaluation; factorial analysis; female; human; male; mental stress; principal component analysis; psychological aspect; questionnaire; self concept; sex difference; Adolescent; Anxiety; Depression; Factor Analysis Adolescents; Psychological patterns; Psychometrics; Stress assessment; Stress measurement

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/20540

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ANU Research Publications

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Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

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Journal article

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10.1111/j.1467-9450.2009.00803.x

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2037-12-31

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