Russian adaptation of Stress Mindset Measure-General (SMM-G)

Abstract

Introduction The 8-item Stress Mindset Measure-General (SMM-G) is an instrument designed to assess stress-is-enhancing and stress-is-debilitating mindsets. The stress-is-enhancing stress mindset positively correlates with well-being indices and work productivity and negatively correlates with depression and anxiety scores. Mindset could be changed after a psychological, psychoeducational, or psychotherapeutic intervention. Objectives We aim to adapt the SMM-G for adolescents and to explore its factor structure and psychometric properties in a sample of Russian students. Methods A total of 564 Russian students (337 men, 229 women) from 9 universities aged 17 to 23 years (М=19,9) participated in the study. We computed reliability indicators, conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Results Psychometric indicators are shown in Table 1. As a result of EFA (maximum likelihood, varimax rotation), two factors (eigenvalues 3,430 and 1,645) were extracted, accounting for 42,9% and 20,6% explained variance. Then, we tested the proposed model via CFA (Table 2). Table 1. Psychometric indicators Mean value ± std Cronbach`s alpha Test-retest reliability (n=179, one month between assessments) 1,175±0,165 0,805 0,563 The first factor includes all odd-numbered questions, while the second factor contains all even-numbered questions. This is consistent with the questionnaire’s structure, leading to a natural interpretation of factors as the stress-is-enhancing and stress-is-debilitating mindsets. Table 2. CFA results Fit indices Acceptable values One-Factor Model Two-Factor Model CMIN/DF ≤5 7,516 4,298 GFI ≥0,9 0,895 0,959 AGFI ≥0,9 0,828 0,902 CFI ≥0,9 0,680 0,890 RMSEA ≤0,08 0,107 0,076 Conclusions Russian adaptation of SMM-G has shown good psychometric characteristics and constitutes a useful assessment instrument. Disclosure No significant relationships.