TY - JOUR
KW - Factor Structure
KW - Mental health
KW - migration
KW - psychometrics
KW - test reliability
KW - test validation
AU - Sònia Lahoz i Ubach
AU - Maria Forns i Santacana
AB - Despite the link between migration and stress, there are no questionnaires that assess perceived stress in the country of arrival and the country of origin. This study aims to obtain a valid factor structure of the two measures (general and recent) of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ; Levenstein et al., 1993), applied to the migration process (pre and post-migration stress), allowing their comparison. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of 350 Peruvian migrants settled in Santiago of Chile. The results demonstrate large and medium correlations between the indexes of post-migration stress and most of the mental health symptoms considered in the Talbieh Brief Distress Inventory (TBDI; Ritsner, Ravinowitz, 8c Sluzberg, 1995). Internal consistency for the obtained scales was moderate to high. Discussion: The abbreviated version of PSQ seems to be a reliable and structurally valid instrument to assess perceived stress in adult migrants.
IS - 1
M3 - Journal article
N2 - Despite the link between migration and stress, there are no questionnaires that assess perceived stress in the country of arrival and the country of origin. This study aims to obtain a valid factor structure of the two measures (general and recent) of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ; Levenstein et al., 1993), applied to the migration process (pre and post-migration stress), allowing their comparison. The questionnaire was administered to a sample of 350 Peruvian migrants settled in Santiago of Chile. The results demonstrate large and medium correlations between the indexes of post-migration stress and most of the mental health symptoms considered in the Talbieh Brief Distress Inventory (TBDI; Ritsner, Ravinowitz, 8c Sluzberg, 1995). Internal consistency for the obtained scales was moderate to high. Discussion: The abbreviated version of PSQ seems to be a reliable and structurally valid instrument to assess perceived stress in adult migrants.
PB - Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés
PY - 2013
SN - 2174-0437/1134-7937
SP - 27
EP - 39
T2 - Ansiedad y Estrés
TI - Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) applied to the migration process
VL - 19
ER -