Development and Assessment of Stressful Life Events Subscales - a Preliminary Analysis

Stress affects people of all ages, genders, and cultures and is associated with physical and psychological complications. Stressful life events are an important research focus and a psychometrically valid measure could provide useful clinical information. The purpose of the study was to develop a reliable and valid measurement of stressful life events and to assess its reliability and validity using established measures of social support, stress, depression, anxiety and maternal and child health.
Source: Journal of Affective Disorders - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Research paper Source Type: research