Journal article
Adaptation and validation of the stress control mindset measure in Italian university students
Current Psychology, Vol.43, pp.32640-32650
2024
Abstract
Positive stress-related outcomes have been linked to the degree to which an individual believes stress is manageable, i.e. their mindset towards stress. The Stress Control Mindset Measure (SCMM) is a 15-item questionnaire designed to evaluate stress mindset. The word "control" refers to the individual's role in being able to take action to attain the potential positive consequences of stress. The present study aimed to examine the psychometric properties and convergent validity of an Italian version of the SCMM. A back-translation of the English version of the SCMM into Italian was administered to a sample of Italian university students (N = 797, 80.1% women) together with measures of the Maslach Burnout Inventory for Students Scale (MBI-SS); the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES); and the Need for Recovery Scale (NRS). Consistent with the original validation study for the English version of the SCMM, a confirmatory factor analytic (CFA) model supported a hierarchical model with four lower-order factors (performance and productivity, learning and growth, health and vitality, and a general factor) and one higher-order factor, and each subscale exhibited adequate internal consistency. In the present study, the model was factorially invariant across males and females. We also found a theoretically-consistent pattern of correlations between the higher-order SCMM factor and burnout, need for recovery, and academic engagement. Taken together, analyses suggest adequate psychometric properties and convergent validity for the Italian version of the SCMM. Future research should seek to establish the temporal stability of the measure and to establish predictive validity using indicators of performance.
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- Title
- Adaptation and validation of the stress control mindset measure in Italian university students
- Authors
- Renato Pisanti (Corresponding Author) - University Niccolò CusanoPaolo Soraci - University Niccolò CusanoMartin S. Hagger - University of California, MercedKyra Hamilton - Griffith UniversityJacob J. Keech - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health - Psychology
- Publication details
- Current Psychology, Vol.43, pp.32640-32650
- Publisher
- Springer New York LLC
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12144-024-06724-9
- ISSN
- 1936-4733
- Data Availability
- The data file and output files from all analyses can be accessed on the project website at: https://osf.io/6jc8d/.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Psychology
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991076696802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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