Assessing College Student-Athletes' Life Stress: Initial Measurement Development and Validation

College student-athletes have unique life stress that warrants close attention. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid measurement assessing college student-athletes' life stress. In Study 1, a focus group discussion and Delphi method produced a questionnaire draft, terme...

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Published in:Measurement in physical education and exercise science 2012-10, Vol.16 (4), p.254-267
Main Authors: Lu, Frank Jing-Horng, Hsu, Ya-Wen, Chan, Yuan-Shuo, Cheen, Jang-Rong, Kao, Kuei-Tsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Athletes
athletes' positive state of mind
Burnout
College Athletics
College Students
concurrent and discriminant validity
Delphi method
Delphi Technique
Discriminant analysis
Factor Analysis
Factor Structure
Focus Groups
Foreign Countries
Item Analysis
Psychological tests
Questionnaires
Reliability
Stress
Taiwan
Validity
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Summary:College student-athletes have unique life stress that warrants close attention. The purpose of this study was to develop a reliable and valid measurement assessing college student-athletes' life stress. In Study 1, a focus group discussion and Delphi method produced a questionnaire draft, termed the College Student-Athletes' Life Stress Scale. In Study 2 and Study 3, the properties of the items and the underlying structure of the College Student-Athletes' Life Stress Scale were confirmed through item analysis, factor analysis, and reliability examination. A 24-item College Student-Athletes' Life Stress Scale with eight factors was established. In addition, examining concurrent and discriminant validity via correlations among College Student-Athletes' Life Stress Scale, positive state of mind, and burnout experiences provided further evidences of criterion validity. Across these phases, results showed adequate factorial structure, criterion validity, and reliability of the College Student-Athletes' Life Stress Scale. The investigators suggest that College Student-Athletes' Life Stress Scale could be used as a tool for researchers and practitioners to assess college student-athletes' life stress.
ISSN:1091-367X
1532-7841
DOI:10.1080/1091367X.2012.693371