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Portuguese validation of the Self-Generated Stress Scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

M.J. Brito ,
F. Carvalho ,
P. Vitória ,
A.P. Amaral ,
M. Carneiro ,
C. Cabacos ,
A. Araújo ,
A. Macedo  and
A.T. Pereira
M.J. Brito*
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Department Of Psychiatry, Coimbra, Portugal Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Institute Of Psychological Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
F. Carvalho
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Institute Of Psychological Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
P. Vitória
Affiliation:
University of Beira Interior, Department Of Psychology And Education, Covilhã, Portugal ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, Cis-iul - Centre For Social Research And Intervention, Lisboa, Portugal
A.P. Amaral
Affiliation:
Polytechnical Institute of Coimbra, Coimbra Health School, Coimbra, Portugal
M. Carneiro
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Department Of Psychiatry, Coimbra, Portugal Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Institute Of Psychological Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
C. Cabacos
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Department Of Psychiatry, Coimbra, Portugal Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Institute Of Psychological Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
A. Araújo
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Department Of Psychiatry, Coimbra, Portugal Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Institute Of Psychological Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, -, Coimbra, Portugal
A. Macedo
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Department Of Psychiatry, Coimbra, Portugal Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Institute Of Psychological Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, -, Coimbra, Portugal
A.T. Pereira
Affiliation:
Faculty of Medicine of University of Coimbra, Institute Of Psychological Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal Coimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, -, Coimbra, Portugal
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Self-Generated Stress might be defined as stress that is created by oneself by engaging in behavior or making decisions that ultimately add strain to pre-existing personal stress. The Self-Generated Stress Scale (SGSS; Flett et al. 2020) is a seven-item self-report measure built to assess this tendency to make one’s own life more stressful.

Objectives

To analyze the psychometric properties of the Portuguese Version of the SGSS.

Methods

Participants (127 medicine and dentistry students; 78.0% female) answered an online survey including the preliminary Portuguese version of the SGSS and other validated questionnaires: Maslach Burnout Inventory – Students Survey, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales, HEXACO-60 and Big Three Perfectionism Scale.

Results

Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed that the unidimensional model presented good fit indexes (χ2/df=1.546; RMSEA=.0666, p<.001; CFI=.982 TLI=.972, GFI=.960). The Cronbach’s alfa was .868. Pearson correlations between SGSS and the other measures were significant (p<.01) and moderate/high: Burnout, .412; Stress/Anxiety/Depression, >.550; Perfectionism, .600; Emotionality, .315; Extroversion, -.411. After controlling for the effect of Emotionality and Extroversion, SGSS explained significant additional increments of 19.9% and 14.0% of the DASS and MBI variance; controlling for Perfectionism, the increments were respectively of 27.9% and 2.0%. SGSS mean score (22.96±5.90 was not significantly different by gender.

Conclusions

As observed with the original English-language scale, the Portuguese version of SGSS showed good validity (construct and convergent-divergent) and internal consistency. As such, the SGSS might be useful in further investigation, particularly to explore the different pathways between personality traits, emotional regulation processes and psychological distress.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

self-generated stresspersonalitypsychological distressemotional regulation
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S663 - S664
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