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The Short Stress State Questionnaire in German (SSSQ-G).
Eur. J. Health Psychol. 31, 189-200 (2024)
Background: Although the physiological stress response is well established, self-reported stress has received less attention. Some validated measures assess task-related stress via self-report in English. However, no such measure exists in German. Aims: To address this research gap, we translated and validated the Short Stress State Questionnaire in German (SSSQ-G). It assesses stress-related affective states (e.g., anger) and appraisals (e.g., feelings of control). We expected to replicate the factor structure of the English SSSQ in the SSSQ-G. Methods: We included the SSSQ-G in five studies that induced stress either via the gold standard task for acute stress induction – the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST) – or via a novel virtual reality (VR) task. The sample consisted of 213 participants (112 women; age: 23.36 ± 3.62 years). Results: The SSSQ-G demonstrated sensitivity to stress-induced changes (ps < .01), particularly in response to the TSST compared to the VR stress induction (p < .001 for total scale comparison between stressors). In TSST participants, the magnitudes of stress-induced changes on the SSSQ-G were larger than those on the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), p = .008, indicating strong construct validity. Although the SSSQ-G total score was highly reliable (α = .85, Ω = .86), factor analyses revealed a six-factor solution, with the factors representing Distress, Worry, Confidence, Negative affect, Motivation, and Self-evaluation. Limitations: The SSSQ-G appears more sensitive to state changes induced by moderate-to-severe stress tasks. Conclusion: The SSSQ-G is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing states of subjective stress.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
Keywords
Affect ; Cognition ; Motivation ; Psychometric Properties ; Stress; Negative Affect; Psychosocial Stress; Hpa Axis; Adaptation; Responses; Challenge; Version; Adults
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0943-8149
e-ISSN
2512-8450
Quellenangaben
Volume: 31,
Issue: 4,
Pages: 189-200
Publisher
Hogrefe Publishers
Publishing Place
361 Newbury St, 5 Fl, Boston, Ma, United States
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Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Institute of AI for Health (AIH)
Grants
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) - SFB 1483