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Psychometric properties of the stress control mindset measure in university students from Australia and the UK
Brain and Behavior, Vol.11(2), pp.1-14
2021
PMID: 33236533
Abstract
Introduction: Beliefs about the consequences of stress, stress mindsets, are associated with health and performance outcomes under stress. This article reports the development and examination of the psychometric properties of a measure of stress mindset: The Stress Control Mindset Measure (SCMM). The measure is consistent with theory on mindsets about self‐attributes and conceptualizes stress mindset as the extent to which individuals endorse beliefs that stress can be enhancing. Methods: The study adopted a correlational cross‐sectional survey design in two student samples. Undergraduate students from an Australian university (Sample 1, N = 218) and a UK university (Sample 2, N = 214) completed the SCMM and measures of health and well‐being outcomes. Results: Confirmatory factor analyses supported a four‐factor structure and strict measurement invariance across samples (ΔCFI < 0.01). Reliability, convergent validity, discriminant validity, and concurrent validity of the overall SCMM were supported in both samples. Incremental validity was supported for most outcomes, accounting for significantly more variance (between 2.2% and 5.9%) in health and well‐being outcomes than an existing measure. Conclusions: Current data provide preliminary support for the SCMM as a reliable and valid measure with good psychometric properties and theoretically consistent relations with health outcomes under stress. Findings provide initial evidence supporting the potential utility of the SCMM in future research examining relations between stress mindsets and health and performance outcomes.
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- Title
- Psychometric properties of the stress control mindset measure in university students from Australia and the UK
- Authors
- Jacob J Keech (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - LegacySheina Orbell (Author) - University of EssexMartin S Hagger (Author) - University of California, MercedFrances V O'Callaghan (Author) - Griffith UniversityKyra Hamilton (Author) - Griffith University
- Publication details
- Brain and Behavior, Vol.11(2), pp.1-14; 14
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.1002/brb3.1963
- ISSN
- 2162-3279
- PMID
- 33236533
- Copyright note
- © 2020 The Authors. Brain and Behavior published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
- Grant note
- Business Finland (Dnro 1801/31/2105)
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99489405402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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