title: Development and testing of the Mastery of Stress Instrument.
abstract: The purpose of this research was to develop and test an instrument to measure mastery of stress. Mastery is defined as a human response to difficult or stressful circumstances in which a person gains competence, control, and dominion over the experience of stress. The instrument consists of four 15-item scales: Certainty, Change, Acceptance, and Growth.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Younger
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000592:standards; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*