Reliability and Validity of the Adolescence Stress Scale (ADOSS) for Indian Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stress levels increase tremendously in adolescence. Indian adolescents derive much of their stress from school and family pressures. Developing a standardized tool to assess adolescent stress can help early diagnosis. This article aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the ADOlescence Stress Scale (ADOSS).

Methods

ADOSS was administrated by trained interviewers to 100 adolescents (10-17 years) of both sexes in Chennai, South India. Salivary cortisol was used as an objective measure of stress in 40 adolescents. Reliability was assessed within a two weeks interval. Exploratory factor analysis was done for the baseline ADOSS scores. The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha and spilt-half correlation), test-retest agreement (Kappa value), and inter-rater re

SUBMITTER: Jagannathan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10159577 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature