Objective To design “Psychological Stress Response Scale of Infectious Disease among College Students”, and provide an effective tool for the assessment of stress symptoms. Methods Following the literature reviews, two dimensions (anxiety and depression) were specified. With a cluster sampling method, 8 792 college students from three universities in Yunnan and Jiangxi were surveyed with questionnaire in November 2022. Items were screened with t-tests and correlation analysis, and the structural validity of the questionnaire was assessed by both exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. In May 2023, 5 279 college students from the above three universities were surveyed again. Results The scale consisted of two dimensions (anxiety and depression) with 12 items. The cumulative contribution rate of variance was 71.26%. Cronbach’s α coefficients of total scales and the two dimensions were 0.927, 0.809, and 0.950, respectively. The correlation coefficient of each item with the total score was 0.66-0.77, and with the dimensions was 0.44-0.84. The confirmatory factor analysis model fitted well (CFI=0.912, TLI=0.890, RMSEA=0.07, SRMR=0.048). The criterion-related validity of the scale with the depression and anxiety symptoms of PHQ-9 and DASS-21 was>0.70. The scale application showed that the total score of the scale and each dimension ≥P75 was positive symptoms. Conclusion The “Psychological Stress Response Scale of Infectious Disease among College Students” has good reliability and validity and can be used to assess the psychological stress response of college students regarding infectious diseases.
Key words
Psychological stress response /
College student /
Infectious disease /
Scale
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