Measuring Stressful Thinking Styles: An Analysis of the Stress Processing Report-Form II

The Stress Processing Report is a self-administered instrument designed to measure thinking styles that are causally related to psychological and physiological symptoms of strain. The instrument is intended to measure 19 thinking styles relevant to self-image and to the way in which individuals thin...

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Published in:Educational and psychological measurement 1986-03, Vol.46 (1), p.275-282
Main Author: Cooke, Robert A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Illness and personality
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
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Summary:The Stress Processing Report is a self-administered instrument designed to measure thinking styles that are causally related to psychological and physiological symptoms of strain. The instrument is intended to measure 19 thinking styles relevant to self-image and to the way in which individuals think about their relations with others and their work activities. In the present paper, data provided by approximately 600 respondents are analyzed to assess the reliability and validity of the second version (Form II) of this instrument. The results provide support for its internal-consistency reliability and convergent/discriminant validity. Additionally, a factor analysis showed that the thinking styles measured by the instrument are associated with five distinct domains rather than with a single global dimension such as self-esteem. These domains were found to be significantly related to the number of stress effects (psychological and physiological symptoms) reported by respondents.
ISSN:0013-1644
1552-3888
DOI:10.1177/0013164486461034