Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Index of Teaching Stress—Short Form (ITS—SF)

This study analyses factor structure and psychometric properties of the Italian short version of the Index of Teaching Stress–Short Form (ITS–SF). The original version of the ITS (90 items) was submitted to 567 teachers randomly drawn from a cross-section of school levels. Confirmatory factor analys...

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Published in:Psychological reports 2015-12, Vol.117 (3), p.763-780
Main Authors: Cleliazurlo, Maria, Pes, Daniela, Romano, Rosaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Faculty - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Italy
Language
Male
Middle Aged
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Stress, Psychological - diagnosis
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
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Summary:This study analyses factor structure and psychometric properties of the Italian short version of the Index of Teaching Stress–Short Form (ITS–SF). The original version of the ITS (90 items) was submitted to 567 teachers randomly drawn from a cross-section of school levels. Confirmatory factor analysis to check the factor structure was unsatisfactory, and Cronbach's α (.98) indicated a redundancy of items. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted for each section of the test and cross-loading items were eliminated. The resulting ITS–SF consists of 43 items, tapping eight meaningful and adequately reliable dimensions substantially corresponding to all dimensions measured by the original version of the ITS. The Italian short version of the Index of Teaching Stress constitutes a reliable measure of teacher stress in educative interactions.
ISSN:0033-2941
1558-691X
DOI:10.2466/08.PR0.117c24z5