Assessing College Student-Athletes' Life Stress: Initial Measurement Development and Validation

Lu, Frank Jing-Horng; Hsu, Ya-Wen; Chan, Yuan-Shuo; Cheen, Jang-Rong; Kao, Kuei-Tsu

doi:10.1080/1091367x.2012.693371

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“…The 24-item CSALSS (Lu et al, 2012) was used to assess situations that athletes encountered in their daily life and sports and considered as major stressors in their lives. The questionnaire asked questions such as “I am annoyed with my coach’s bias against me.” There are eight factors in the 24-item CSALSS including: (a) sports injury, (b) performance demand, (c) coach relationships, (d) training adaptation, (e) interpersonal relationships, (f) romantic relationships, (g) family relationships, and (h) academic requirements.…”

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“…The questionnaire asked questions such as “I am annoyed with my coach’s bias against me.” There are eight factors in the 24-item CSALSS including: (a) sports injury, (b) performance demand, (c) coach relationships, (d) training adaptation, (e) interpersonal relationships, (f) romantic relationships, (g) family relationships, and (h) academic requirements. Lu and colleagues (2012) reported that CSALSS can be categorized into two major components—general life stressors (by adding factor e, f, g, h) and sport-specific stressors (by adding factor a, b, c, d). Participants indicated the frequency of the event on a six-point Likert scale ranged from 1 ( Never ) to 6 ( Always ).…”

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“…The general problem of these measures is they are only used for assessing life stressors and examining its’ relationship with athlete burnout or sports injury. Although some report adequate psychometric properties (e.g., Lu et al, 2012), but some have been questioned regarding its reliability and validity (e.g., DALDA, LESCA). If they are used for assessing global perceived stress they are not appropriate.…”

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Psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS): measurement invariance between athletes and non-athletes and construct validity

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BackgroundAlthough Perceived Stress Scale (PSS, Cohen, Kamarack & Mermelstein, 1983) has been validated and widely used in many domains, there is still no validation in sports by comparing athletes and non-athletes and examining related psychometric indices.PurposeThe purpose of this study was to examine the measurement invariance of PSS between athletes and non-athletes, and examine construct validity and reliability in the sports contexts. MethodsStudy 1 sampled 359 college student-athletes (males = 233; females = 126) and 242 non-athletes (males = 124; females = 118) and examined factorial structure, measurement invariance and internal consistency. Study 2 sampled 196 student-athletes (males = 139, females = 57, Mage = 19.88 yrs, SD = 1.35) and examined discriminant validity and convergent validity of PSS. Study 3 sampled 37 student-athletes to assess test-retest reliability of PSS.ResultsResults found that 2-factor PSS-10 fitted the model the best and had appropriate reliability. Also, there was a measurement invariance between athletes and non-athletes; and PSS positively correlated with athletic burnout and life stress but negatively correlated with coping efficacy provided evidence of discriminant validity and convergent validity. Further, the test-retest reliability for PSS subscales was significant (r = .66 and r = .50).DiscussionIt is suggested that 2-factor PSS-10 can be a useful tool in assessing perceived stress either in sports or non-sports settings. We suggest future study may use 2-factor PSS-10 in examining the effects of stress on the athletic injury, burnout, and psychiatry disorders.

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“…Student-athletes life stress was measured using the The College StudentAthletes' Life Stress Scale (Lu, Hsu, Chan, Cheen, & Kao, 2012). This measure was developed to assess college student-athletes' life stress which includes relational, academic and sport demands.…”

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The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Life Stress in Student-Athletes: The Mediating Role of Coping Effectiveness and Decision Rumination

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The role of dispositional mindfulness on stress in student-athletes and factors that mediate this relationship has yet to be examined. Accordingly, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between the facets of mindfulness and life stress in studentathletes and whether these relationships are mediated through coping effectiveness and decision rumination. Participants were 202 student-athletes who completed validated measures of dispositional mindfulness, student-athlete life stress, decision rumination and coping effectiveness in sport. Results indicated that the acting with awareness and nonjudging facets of mindfulness were negative predictors of life stress, whereas the observe facet was a positive predictor of life stress. Mediation analyses revealed that these relationships were mediated through coping effectiveness and decision rumination. Findings provide new insight into the role dispositional mindfulness plays on student-athlete perceptions of life stress and implications for practitioners are discussed.

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“…In another perspective, Lu, Hsu, Chan, Cheen and Kao (2012) mention the validation of another assessment tool. The College Student-Athletes' Life Stress Scale is an initial measurement and validation tool suitable for student athletes.…”

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Our study focuses on a meta-analysis related to the concept of resilience and its role in the practice of sports in extreme conditions. We try to understand resilience as a dynamic concept, as well as the related elements such as protective factors, stressors, especially the impact of injury on sports activities. For our research, it is important to have a better understanding of these concepts and their role in sports performance. These features are studied in both athletes and general cohorts. We also aim to better understand the resilience scales and their specificity. At the same time, we try to emphasise the implications of resilience for endurance athletes. In extreme conditions, athletes attract attention, and their performance becomes well known. We look into such experiences and extend our research to stressors and their relationship to injury. Apart from their unique way of expressing themselves, athletes engaged in extreme sports (and their performance) involve important stressors and protective factors. The latter allow athletes to balance their functions and bounce back from aversive events. So, sports in extreme conditions enjoy media coverage and great popularity, but the harsh environment where competitions take place brings challenges and unexpected outcomes. From this point of view, we reflected on the stressors and protective factors, and the lack of statistics and studies on such athletes who often face fatalities.

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Assessing College Student-Athletes' Life Stress: Initial Measurement Development and Validation

Cited by 43 publications

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Psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS): measurement invariance between athletes and non-athletes and construct validity

Psychometric properties of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS): measurement invariance between athletes and non-athletes and construct validity

The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Life Stress in Student-Athletes: The Mediating Role of Coping Effectiveness and Decision Rumination

Resilience, stressors and protective factors in sports performance

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