Evaluation of the Factor Structure of the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire in Chinese Adolescents

Ye, Tianpeng; Cui, Naixue; Yang, Wen; Liu, Jianghong

doi:10.1177/0033294118792686

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“…There are significant gender differences in stress symptoms of secondary school students, which is generally consistent with the findings of previous studies ( 37 , 38 ). The total score of stress symptoms and the scores of muscle tension and upper respiratory of girls were significantly higher than those of boys.…”

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“…Compared with boys, in addition to the most obvious effect of punishment on depression, neurological, and cardiopulmonary arousal symptoms, relationship stress, adaptation, and learning stress events also had the most obvious effect on girls’ anger, sympathetic arousal, muscle tension, and upper respiratory. It is worth noting that since girls have higher empathy ability than boys and their overall relationships are better than boys ( 38 , 40 ), the stress generated to maintain good relationships is more likely to be an important source of stress symptoms. Therefore, the mechanism of influence of stress events on stress symptoms is different between boys and girls in secondary school.…”

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Stress events and stress symptoms in Chinese secondary school students: gender and academic year characteristics of the relationship

Ma,

Tan,

Chen

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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ObjectiveTo explore the relationship between stress events and stress symptoms and their gender and academic year characteristics in Chinese secondary school students.Methods4,995 secondary school students were investigated by the Adolescent Self-rating Life Events Checklist (ASLEC) and the Calgary Symptoms of Stress Inventory (C-SOSI).ResultsFirst, there were significant differences in all dimensions and total scores of stress events and stress symptoms between boys and girls in secondary school and between junior high school students and senior high school students. Second, the dimensions and total scores of stress events in secondary school students are positively correlated with the dimensions and total scores of stress symptoms. Third, the influence of punishment on the stress symptoms of secondary school boys is the most obvious, and the influence of punishment, adaption, relationship stress, and learning stress on the stress symptoms of secondary school girls is the most obvious. The influence of punishment on the stress symptoms of junior high school students is the most obvious, and the influence of punishment and relationship on the stress symptoms of senior high school students is the most obvious.ConclusionStress events and stress symptoms of Chinese secondary school students have significant differences in gender and academic year. The same stress event has different influence mechanisms on the stress symptoms of Chinese secondary school students of different genders and different academic years.

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Stress events and stress symptoms in Chinese secondary school students: gender and academic year characteristics of the relationship

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“…Each participant rated the level of stress experienced on a 5-point likert scale (1 = not at all stressful to 5 = very stressful). The ASQ is widely regarded as a reliable and valid instrument in evaluating adolescent stressors from various sources [ 52 – 55 ]. In this study, the 10 subscales of ASQ showed excellent psychometric properties (α = 0.90–96).…”

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Temperament and adolescent suicide attempts: a case-control study with multi-ethnic Asian adolescents

Toh,

Wan,

Kroneman

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Suicide is the leading cause of death for adolescents in several parts of Asia, including Singapore. This study examines the relationship between temperament and youth suicide attempts in a sample of multi-ethnic Singaporean adolescents. Methods A case-control design compared 60 adolescents (Mage = 16.40, SDage = 2.00) with a recent suicide attempt (i.e., past 6 months) with 58 adolescents (Mage = 16.00, SDage = 1.68) without any history of suicide attempts. Presence of suicide attempts was established using the semi-structured interviewer-administered Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale. Participants also completed self-report measures on temperament traits, psychiatric diagnoses, stressful life events, and perceived parental rejection in an interview-based format. Results Psychiatric comorbidity, recent stressful life events, perceived parental rejection, and all five “difficult temperament” traits, were significantly overrepresented among adolescent cases relative to healthy controls. Adjusted logistic regression models revealed significant associations between suicide attempt, MDD comorbidity (OR: 10.7, 95% Cl: (2.24–51.39)), “negative mood” trait (OR: 1.12–1.18, 95% Cl: (1.00–1.27)), and the interaction term of “positive mood” and “high adaptability” traits (OR: 0.943 – 0.955, 95% Cl: (0.900 − 0.986)). Specifically, “positive mood” predicted lower likelihood of a suicide attempt when “adaptability” was high (OR: 0.335 – 0.342, 95% Cl: (0.186 − 0.500)) but not low (OR: 0.968 – 0.993, 95% Cl: (0.797 − 1.31)). Conclusion Temperament screening may be important to identify adolescents at higher or lower risk of suicide at an early stage. More longitudinal and neurobiological research converging on these temperament findings will be helpful in ascertaining temperament screening as an effective suicide prevention methodology for adolescents.

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Chinese school adolescents’ stress experience and coping strategies: a qualitative study

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Background Stress in adolescence is associated with adverse mental health outcomes. Coping resources have been proved by literature to have buffering effects on the impact of stress on mental health. It is imperative to understand the stress and coping strategies of adolescents. However, to date, there has been a scarce of qualitative examination of stress and coping strategies in adolescents in a Chinese population. Objectives This study aimed to understand the stress experience and coping strategies of high school students in China. Methods This study adopted a qualitative design involving three focus group interviews. A purposive sampling method was used to recruit high school students who were enrolled in grades 10 to 11, and their teachers, at a Chinese high school which resulted in 20 students and 9 teacher participants. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. Results A total of 4 themes were identified: (i) sources of stress; (ii) impacts of stress (iii) coping strategies used by students; and (iv) recommendations for stress management programs. Students experienced excessive stress in their daily lives. The primary source of stress came from high expectations for academic achievement. Other sources of stress were peer relationships and family issues. The stress had negative impacts on students’ emotions, sleep, study, and mental wellbeing. The students demonstrated various coping strategies, with the most common being avoidant coping. Students and teachers agreed that the coping strategies were not effective in reducing stress in the long run and that more coping skills training was needed. Conclusions This study is the first to assess the perceptions of Chinese high school students and their teachers regarding adolescent stress experiences and coping strategies. Chinese high school students experienced significant stress in their daily lives and demonstrated unhelpful coping strategies. Participants demonstrated consensus that they did not have the skills to cope. There is a demonstrated need for interventions that focus on increasing coping skills in this population.

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Evaluation of the Factor Structure of the Adolescent Stress Questionnaire in Chinese Adolescents

Cited by 4 publications

References 127 publications

Stress events and stress symptoms in Chinese secondary school students: gender and academic year characteristics of the relationship

Stress events and stress symptoms in Chinese secondary school students: gender and academic year characteristics of the relationship

Temperament and adolescent suicide attempts: a case-control study with multi-ethnic Asian adolescents

Chinese school adolescents’ stress experience and coping strategies: a qualitative study

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