Department of Psychological Studies, Hong Kong Institute of Education, 10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, N.T., Hong Kong.
Psychol Assess. 2010 Sep;22(3):532-8. doi: 10.1037/a0019579.
Major life events and hassles have been considered 2 distinct constructs in the measurement of stress. Research also shows that chronic events are more impactful than time-limited ones. This study reports a new approach to measuring stress in which major life events are combined with recurrent hassles to form a single index--the Adolescent Stress Index (ASI). High school students (N = 365) in Hong Kong responded twice at a 3-month interval to measures of major life events and hassles, the ASI, and measures of physical and depressive symptoms. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results showed that the ASI predicted symptoms concurrently and prospectively above and beyond the effects of existing measures of major life events and hassles. The ASI is a viable instrument for documenting the cumulative impact of major and minor events in the lives of adolescents.
重大生活事件和困扰被认为是压力测量中的 2 个不同构建。研究还表明，慢性事件比限时事件更具影响力。本研究报告了一种新的测量压力的方法，即将重大生活事件与反复出现的困扰结合起来形成一个单一的指数——青少年压力指数（ASI）。香港的高中生（N=365）在 3 个月的间隔内两次对重大生活事件和困扰、ASI 以及身体和抑郁症状的测量进行了回应。数据使用结构方程模型进行分析。结果表明，ASI 在现有重大生活事件和困扰测量的影响之外，能够同时和前瞻性地预测症状。ASI 是一种可行的工具，可以记录青少年生活中重大和较小事件的累积影响。
